Civil rights and anti-war protests were at their height during this time.
In 1969, anti-war protests on campus had already heightened tensions between the police and students.
The strike had been planned weeks ago as a signal against a school reform bill, but was converted to an anti-war protest.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s numerous anti-war protests were held on the grounds of the Alamo.
But some worried that anti-war protests could derail the event.
On March 21, an anti-war protest was held in Minneapolis.
No anti-war protests occurred during the tree lighting ceremony in 1970, however.
This would have banned anti-war protests outside the factory, but a judge found the company had abused the legal process.
During the anti-war protests of 2003 he became a familiar figure in the struggle for peace.
Yokosuka was the site of many anti-war protests during the late 1960s and 1970s.