Connecticut College Campus Activism

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Connecticut College Campus Activism

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Connecticut College Students and Faculty exit Palmer Auditorium after a Rally against Vietnam War
Visual Description: Students and faculty walk out the doors of Palmer Auditorium after meeting for a rally opposing the Vietnam War. Professor Williston is holding the door for Professor Zoltowski. A poster reading “Eliminate Imperialism” can be seen…

Rally in Palmer, Recreated
Visual Description: In this recreation of the original photograph, students walk out the doors of Palmer Auditorium. Connecticut College student Emma Furgueson is holding the door open for two other Connecticut College students, who look solemn and…

Shain Meets Demands newsclipping
Visual Description: This photograph was taken by Kirk Russell and was published on May 6, 1971. It was taken outside Fanning Hall, capturing a group of approximately thirty students engaging in the overnight sit in. The individuals captured in this…

Fanning Hall, 2017
Visual Description: This image captures Fanning Hall in-between class periods on a weekday. There is one individual in the distance near the steps leading to the building. In contrast to the first photograph, this image captures the calm environment…

Fanning Takeover newsclipping
Fanning Takeover. Foreground Activists from left to right: Erik Rosado, Sheila Gallagher, Frank Tuitt (with hat), and Richard Greenwald. Photo by: Jennifer Caulfield.

Visual Description: A closeup shot of 7 students, a part of the takeover,…

Fanning Takeover Recreated
Visual Description: 5 students stand on the stairs inside of Fanning Hall in a recreation of the original picture. Like the original image, none of them are looking at the camera. They also look pensive. This image is cut off from the knees up, with…

Protest in Crozier-Williams Student Center
Visual Description: Twelve individuals, a mix of faculty members and students, are standing on the steps inside the front of Crozier-Williams holding up signs protesting homophobia and raising awareness on LGBTQIA issues. One sign reads “Your Hate…

Recreation of a Protest in Crozier-Williams Student Center
Visual Description: Three girls, standing with posters on the inside steps of the Crozier-Williams Students Center protesting LGBTQIA rights.

Students gather outside Blaustein for divestment rally
Visual Description: About 150 students and faculty members protested on the front steps of Blaustein demanding total divestment from South Africa as the Board of Trustees met to discuss the issue inside. The rally took place on Friday May 6, 1988.…

Steps to Blaustein where the protest took place featuring reenactors
Visual Description: In October 2017, six students gathered on the front steps to Blaustein. The boy in the white shirt is speaking out and gesturing with his hands while about to step off the bottom step of the right side of the stairs. Three of the…
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