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The LSE Protests 1966-69

Thursday 16 May 2019 | 14 minutes 40 seconds

During the closing years of the 1960s, a series of student protests erupted at LSE. Against a backdrop of international unrest and rapid social change, the sit-ins and occupations became headline news. Several students were arrested, others banned from the premises, riot doors were installed, and an LSE porter lost his life. Here are recollections of those events from some of those who were there.