Members of Columbia University’s Student Afro-American Society (SAS) seized the Columbia College admissions office to protest the university’s lack of support for Black students. They demanded the creation of a special admissions board and Black administrative staff to increase Black student enrollment and representation. This direct action was part of a broader wave of student activism in the late 1960s pushing for institutional accountability and racial justice in higher education.
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