On this day, students at Howard University seized the administration building in protest, demanding a more Black-oriented curriculum and greater say in campus governance. The student movement reflected a growing push for Black empowerment within higher education. Simultaneously, civil rights activists began mobilizing in Charleston, South Carolina, to support striking Black hospital workers fighting for fair wages and respect on the job. These dual movements highlighted a rising tide of Black activism in both education and labor during the late 1960s.
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