By: Donald V. Watkins
Copyrighted and Published on April 25, 2024
An Editorial Opinion
College students protested against Jim Crow-era laws in the South during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
College students protested for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
College students protested during the 1960s and 70s to end the Vietnam War.
College students protested for equal rights in collegiate sports.
College students protested to end the U.S.’s war in Afghanistan.
College students protested for abortion rights.
Today, college students are protesting to end Israel’s genocide against innocent Palestinian babies, children, women, and men.
Thank God for college students who protest injustices in the world.
American politicians are too preoccupied with "whoring" for special interest groups to condemn Israel's campaign of genocide against innocent Palestinians in Gaza. The student protest encampments on college campuses are not about Israel's right to exist or the country's right to defend itself against terrorist attacks. They all are focused on stopping the genocide in Gaza. Politicians from Joe Biden on down have ignored Israel's campaign of genocide in exchange for campaign contributions from pro-Israeli political action groups.