Howard University Students and Alumni Disagree on the Status of Campus Protest Culture  – Howard University News Service

Howard University Students and Alumni Disagree on the Status of Campus Protest Culture  – Howard University News Service

WASHINGTON — Some members of the Howard student body say their classmates are not politically active enough as is consistent with Howard’s own history. Alumni who have engaged in protests themselves, however, disagree.   Howard protests can be traced back to the early 1900s. In 1934, students wore nooses around their necks to speak against lynching and in 1943, they organized sit-ins at segregated establishments near campus. More recently, in 20…