If you happened to pay attention to Twitter this weekend, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen some of the protests going on at the University of Missouri. According to the Washington Post, students have been protesting on campus in order to see Mizzou’s president, Tim Wolfe, step down. Quads were swarmed with protests after Wolfe declined to responded to the racial tension brewing between students. One of the situations, according to the report, included a s####### being hand drawn, in human feces, on the side of one of the university’s college dorms.
Notes placed on the Thomas Jefferson statue describe Jefferson as a "rapist," "racist," "murderer," and more. pic.twitter.com/VQVf8yHgOG
— KCOU News (@kcounews) October 7, 2015
Protesting in Jesse Hall today. Racism lives here and we will make sure our voices are heard. #ConcernedStudent1950 pic.twitter.com/McSBVhIjLE
— princess diana stan account (@AleciaMcLean) November 5, 2015
Just witnessed a black power protest on my shadow day at Mizzou 🙌🏾😱 #ConcernedStudent1950 pic.twitter.com/jtrKKf2fOi
— Hot Take P (@thedonphilo) November 7, 2015
When all of the Black players for Mizzou’s football team refuse to play (and the coaching staff is cool with it), you know there’s a problem.
Black Missouri players boycott football activities in protest of university president. https://t.co/nsT653JERW pic.twitter.com/CDwhRFnj7d
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) November 8, 2015
Like several #BlackLivesMatter protests around the country, there were those individuals who ignorantly responded to the students’ efforts.
In racist #Mizzou news pic.twitter.com/Pt5KUsgvTF
— A True Chicago Villain (@AlmightyChrit) November 4, 2015
Persistent N-word snark at #Mizzou convincing skeptics to join #ConcernedStudent1950 cause https://t.co/TAa9kxbpTX pic.twitter.com/WrfDL1hUAk
— Columbia Heart Beat (@BeatByte) November 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/Teeeejjjjj/status/650929632250716160
President Wolfe tried to respond to the protests, but………….things didn’t go so well.
https://twitter.com/Qiana_Jade/status/662835008516849668