Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (2024)

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country : The Picture Show Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.

The Picture Show Photo Stories From NPR

Instagram

Middle East crisis — explained

April 27, 20246:01 AM ET

Mark Mirko

Michael Minasi

Tyrone Turner

Beth LaBerge

Matt Pearson

Ryan Caron King

Kevin J. Beaty

Martin do Nascimento

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (1)

Enlarge this image

Students take part in a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin. Michael Minasi/KUT hide caption

toggle caption

Michael Minasi/KUT

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (2)

Students take part in a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin.

Michael Minasi/KUT

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken root at dozens of U.S. college campuses.

Some have stayed peaceful. Some turned chaotic and have included student arrests.

Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the protests around the country this week.

Take a look:

California

UC Berkeley Student Yahya Ahmed prays at the UC Berkeley Gaza Solidarity Encampment in front of Sproul Hall on Apr. 23, 2024. Martin do Nascimento/KQED hide caption

toggle caption

Martin do Nascimento/KQED

Texas

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (7)

Law enforcement form a barrier while arresting students taking part in a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin. Michael Minasi/KUT hide caption

toggle caption

Michael Minasi/KUT

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (8)

A protestor holds a sign reading 'Jews For A Free Palestine' during a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 25, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin. Michael Minasi/KUT hide caption

toggle caption

Michael Minasi/KUT

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (9)

Law enforcement arrest students taking part in a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin. Michael Minasi/KUT hide caption

toggle caption

Michael Minasi/KUT

Georgia

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (10)

Arrests are made as Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State Partrol order Pro-Palestinian and "Cop City" protesters to disperse from the quad on Emory University campus on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption

toggle caption

Matthew Pearson/WABE

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (11)

An Atlanta Police officer fires pepper pellets onto the ground as Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State Patrol order Pro-Palestinian and "Cop City" protesters to disperse from the quad on Emory University campus on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption

toggle caption

Matthew Pearson/WABE

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (12)

Washington, D.C.

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (15)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy the University Yard of The George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. on Thursday. A person with an Israeli flag argued with the group of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators and had to be escorted away and into a university building by GWU police. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

toggle caption

Tyrone Turner/WAMU

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (16)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy the University Yard of The George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

toggle caption

Tyrone Turner/WAMU

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (17)

Demonstrators pause for evening prayer during student-led protests and occupation of University Yard of The George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

toggle caption

Tyrone Turner/WAMU

Connecticut

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (18)

Enlarge this image

A University of Connecticut student is arrested during a rally on campus calling for the university to divest from companies they say are playing a role in the Israel-Hamas war. More than 150 people attended the event April 25, 2024. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public hide caption

toggle caption

Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (19)

Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (20)

As the sun sets, Muslim protestors pray during a rally on campus at the University of Connecticut calling for the university to divest from companies they say are playing a role in the Israel-Hamas war. One person was arrested as several hundred people attended the event April 25, 2024. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public hide caption

toggle caption

Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (21)

Yale students stage a protest in an intersection in downtown New Haven on April 22, 2024 after police cleared an encampment outside the Beinecke library, where Pro-Palestinian demonstrators had staged tents for three nights calling for the school to divest its endowment from weapon manufacturers they say play a role in Israel's war in Gaza. Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public Radio hide caption

toggle caption

Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public Radio

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (22)

New Haven activist Norm Clement walks with a Palestinian flag in front of hundreds of Yale students, who shut down an intersection in downtown New Haven on April 22, 2024 after police cleared an encampment and arrested 45 students outside the Beinecke library. Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public Radio hide caption

toggle caption

Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public Radio

Colorado

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (23)

Auraria Police arrest protesters advocating for the end of Israel's offensive in Gaza after they occupied the Tivoli Quad and refused to leave on April 26, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

toggle caption

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (24)

Yelling protesters seen in the reflection of a Denver Police officer assisting in the arrests of protesters advocating for the end of Israel's offensive in Gaza, by occupying the Auraria Campus' Tivoli Quad on April 26, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

toggle caption

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (25)

Denver law enforcement removed and arrested protesters on April 26, 2024 on the Auraria Campus. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

toggle caption

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (26)

Men pray while police arrest protesters nearby. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

toggle caption

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (27)

Officers surrounded the camp on the Tivoli Quad and began attempting to remove the two dozen or so people who refused to clear out at the Auraria Campus. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption

toggle caption

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite

protests
demonstrations
arrest
campus protests
pro palestinian

The Picture Show Photo Stories From NPR

Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country (2024)

FAQs

What was behind the protests against the Vietnam War in 1968? ›

In 1968, student protests against the Vietnam War spread across American university and college campuses as a result of television reports exposing the public to the horrific atrocities committed against Vietnamese civilians.

Keep Reading ›

What colleges protested the Vietnam War? ›

Fifty-nine delegates, mostly students from such elite universities as Brandeis, Harvard, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Yale, drafted a manifesto, “The Port Huron Statement.” SDS became the focus of campus anti-war protest, even though other peace groups arose, including the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in ...

Read On ›

What was the student protest movement in the 1960s? ›

Among many causes, student activists sought to further the goals of the African American Civil Rights Movement, to end United States military involvement in Vietnam, to abolish ROTC programs on college campuses, and to protest police brutality.

Is it okay to take photos at a protest? ›

Be selective – choose photos that don't show people's faces.

take photos at a distance, capturing the crowd rather than individual details of faces, position yourself behind the march, showing only the backs of heads, focus on signs, flags and other details to emphasise the protest vibe without showing people's faces.

Read On ›

How to take photos at protests safely and responsibly? ›

Remember, you're there to protest first, and take photos second. Avoid photographing faces and tattoos: You also have an obligation to keep others safe. Don't take pictures that would make it easy to identify someone. Do not post to social media without thorough editing: We'll get to this step next.

What happened in 1968 to intensify the protest movement against Vietnam? ›

In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries sustained heavy losses before finally repelling the communist assault.

How did the protests affect the Vietnam War? ›

Blockades of thoroughfares and other forms of nonviolent direct action became increasingly common. These pressures forced the Johnson administration to begin peace talks with the North Vietnamese and NLF and to suspend the bombing of North Vietnam.

Tell Me More ›

Why are students protesting in America? ›

Campus encampments have become tantamount to riots as anger grows over Israel's war on Hamas. Pro-Palestinian activists want their colleges to 'divest' Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across more than 60 university campuses in the United States, resulting in more than 2,000 arrests in two weeks.

Find Out More ›

Why was 1968 considered the most turbulent year of the 1960s? ›

Other events that made history that year include the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, riots in Washington, DC, the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1968, and heightened social unrest over the Vietnam War, values, and race. The National Archives holds records documenting the turbulent time during 1968.

Read The Full Story ›

How many Americans died in Vietnam? ›

The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files contains records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War.

Discover More Details ›

Why did college campuses erupt in violence in 1970? ›

Clashes between students and law enforcement came to a head during the Vietnam War protests. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed anti-war student protesters at Kent State University.

Show Me More ›

What were students protesting in 1968? ›

The 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was also held in Chicago, was overshadowed by disruptive anti-Vietnam War protests.

Read The Full Story ›

Why many college students were protesting in the 1960s? ›

The student movement arose to demand free speech on college campuses, but as the US involvement in the Vietnam war expanded, the war became the main target of student-led protests.

Get More Info Here ›

What were the student protests of the 60's and 70's? ›

Student activist Marco Savio founded and led the Free Speech Movement, which spread across college campuses. Between 1960 and 1966, students initially protested civil rights, property, and campus issues before becoming active in the antiwar movement at the height of the Vietnam War.

Learn More ›

How do you make a movement picture? ›

For this, you want to use a SLOW shutter speed - this leaves the shutter open for a longer time, which causes the movement to be shown in the picture. The exact number to use will vary depending on your subject, but start at around 1/50 and go from there!

What is the best focal length for protest photography? ›

Gear for shooting protests

Make your you have a good range of focal lengths – primes or zooms are fine, whatever works for you. Personally, I prefer primes and would typically shoot with a 28, a 50 and an 85.

What lens for protest? ›

You will probably use the 24-70 the most, people might not want you right in their face taking their pictures. Or get high and use the 70-200 from a safe distance away.

Tell Me More ›