The 1992 Protests at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Name: The 1992 Protests at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1994-01-01
Duration: 32 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Gabriel Cortez, Maricarmen Moreno, Julio Villegas, Oscar Martinez, La Casa Cultural Latina

The Latina/o population at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is 5% at the time of this documentary

10.0 (1)1994-01-0132m

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Overview

This is a documentary produced by Richard Freeman. This part contains the now famous 1992 protest in which the Henry Administration Building was taken over by students. University Police, Champaign Police and Urbana Police are called in to remove students. Led by Latino/a students due to growing issues facing their community on the Illinois campus.