University of Chicago sit-ins

University of Chicago sit-ins
Part of the Civil Rights Movement
Bernie Sanders speaks to protesters on January 23, 1962, the first day of the sit-ins
DateJanuary 23 – February 5, 1962
Location
Caused byRacial segregation in off-campus housing
Parties
Lead figures

Member of CORE

President of UChicago

The University of Chicago sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in 1962. The protests were called to end alleged segregation in off-campus university-owned residential properties.