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Janet Gomez, 18, left, of Cobden, IL and Aveon Winfield, 21, right, of Grand Chain, IL participate in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the town of Anna, Illinois, Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Gallery: Hope for Change – Anna, IL

June 8, 2020

Protesters lock arms as they make their way down the final stretch to the capitol building on Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020 in downtown Springfield, Ill.

Gallery: Springfield’s March for Justice draws hundreds and ends with protesters dancing

June 8, 2020

Zyon, 24, captures the attention of passing cars during a Black Lives Matter protest at the corner of South Illinois Avenue and West College Street, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL.

Gallery: Pop up protest in downtown Carbondale

June 3, 2020

Demonstrators raise their hands while chanting

Politics and protests make the university what it is today

March 4, 2019

Zhi Hao “Eric” Tsang, 22, of Malaysia, studying marketing, leads the Rally Against Racism around campus. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Students and community members rally against administration’s handling of neo-Nazi student accusations versus SIU Athletics protests

September 28, 2018

Column: SIU must be a guardian of freedom itself, not just free speech

September 27, 2017

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump converse with SIU freshman MiKala Barrett on Monday outside Faner Hall following the May 2 protest. One of the issues addressed in the protest was racism at SIU, much of which has concerned the controversial presidential candidate. — May 2, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

In the wake of Charlottesville, SIU officials say they have hate speech, violence contingency plans

August 31, 2017

Saluki guard Mike Rodriguez dribbles toward the basket during SIU’s 78-68 victory against Missouri State on Feb. 27, 2016, at SIU Arena. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Men’s basketball makes statement on race relations, national anthem

October 14, 2016

Protestors hold up their arms and look on as CMPD officers form a ling on Harris Blvd. on Wednesday morning, Sept. 21, 2016 in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

Charlotte leaders seek calm amid protests over fatal police shooting of black man

September 21, 2016

Protests on campus are a sign of progress

August 29, 2016

Protesters raise their fists to celebrate Tim Wolfe's resignation during the Concerned Students 1950 protest on Monday, Nov. 9 2015, in Columbia, Mo. (Michael Cali/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

University of Missouri interim president calls campus protests part of struggle on race

June 21, 2016

Remembering 1970 protests: silent to violent

By Chase Myers, @chasemyers_DE

May 3, 2015

Forty-five years ago, the SIU students protested President Richard Nixon’s 1970 plans to invade Cambodia, and in the process, created one of the most active demonstrations on Illinois campuses.Steve Brown, a student and rep...