University of Missouri (Mizzou) student campaign against campus racism, 2015-16
Sep 24, 2015 – Mar 7, 2016 (165 days)
Through the group Concerned Student 1950, Black students at University of Columbia, Missouri ("Mizzou") led a campaign against the racist campus climate and administrative inaction in fall 2015 and into spring 2015. The campaign included at least 21 protests, including a hunger strike and a strike by the football team. Their antiracism campaign gained international visibility, with at least 173 solidarity protests across the U.S. and Canada. After football players threated to strike in early November 2015, the university chancellor and the University of Missouri system president both resigned.
| Number of protests in this campaign | approx. 21 | Student newspaper coverage | 95 newspapers 726 articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total participants | at least 980 across 13 events with known size | Largest recorded event | 200 participants Columbia, MO, USA · Nov 5, 2015 |
| Participating schools | Participating locations | Columbia, MO, USA (19) Kansas City, MO, USA (1) | |
| Solidarity protests | approx. 110 across 89 campuses, not counted in the figures above | ||
| Top issues | Racist campus climate (21) Anti-Racist Issues (21) Other Anti-Racist Issue (20) | ||