Student Protests and Rallies

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Protests by students at the College of William and Mary have included the following (note this list is incomplete):

Students Fees-Athletic policies

Beer Protests

1969--Dorm-In

Peace Movement

1980--Military Draft

1992--Los Angeles Jury Verdict in the Rodney King Beating Case

2003--Anti-War

2008--Resignation of Gene R. Nichol

Material in the Special Collections Research Center's Collections

• The University Archives Subject File Collection includes the following folders:
  • Student Protests
  • Student Protests--1980--Military Draft
  • Student Protests--2003 Anti-War
  • Student Protests--Beer Protests
  • Student Protests--Dorm-In (1969)
  • Student Protests--Los Angeles Jury Verdict - Rodney King (1992)
  • Student Protests--Peace Movement
  • Student Protests--Student Fees (Athletics policies)

• The University Archives Poster Collection also includes many posters from student protests and rallies.

• The Student Activities Collection includes material related to anti-war protests during the Vietnam War.

• The University Archives Oral History Collection includes references to several protests

• Records from the Office of the President and other administrative records during the relevant time period as well as personal papers of students, faculty, and staff. See the SCRC Collections Database for further information.

• The Flat Hat - see the index in the SCRC for assistance.

• Colonial Echo

A Note About The Contents Of This Wiki

Unfortunately, many of the early original records of the College of William and Mary were destroyed by fire, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information available here is the best available from known documents and sources at the time it was written. Information in this wiki is not complete as new information continues to be uncovered in the SCRC's collections and elsewhere. Researchers are strongly encouraged to use the SCRC's access tools for their research as the information contained in this wiki is by no means comprehensive.

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