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ifty years ago, in February 1969, black student activists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison called a strike against racism, demanding more African American students and faculty, more relevant courses, and amnesty for black protesters. This extraordinary weeklong demonstration, which culminated in a standoff between over ten thousand (1969), published within weeks of the confrontation by local photojournalist Richard Faverty, with pithy text by Joel Brenner, editor of the university’s student newspaper.

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