>> recall on all students, falty, staff, and workers of university to support our strike. >> t blackdents o univsity joid by a

>> recall on all students, falty, staff, and workers of university to support our strike. >> t blacksdents o univsity joid by a f members ofhe black community ave been --

>> recall on all students, falty, staff, and workers of university to support our strike. >> t black sdents o univsity joid by a f members ofhe black community ave been -- morale is high. 50 years ago today, hundreds of students at columbia univerty here in new york started a vovolt ocampmpus thth occupied five buildings, quitting theresiden's oice and law library. they barricaded themselves inside the buildings for wii, protesting columbia's ties to military research and plans to build a university gymnasium and a public park in harlem. the protest began less than three weweeks after the assassination of dr. martin luther king juninior. the 1968 cumbia uprising led to onef f the largest mass arrests in new york city history. more than 0 people the taint on april 30, touching off the university wide e strike. toy we spend the hr r lookg back at thisivotal moment with four of the student organizers involved in the strike. >> like to think the legacacy of activea is one of engagement in the issues of the day, seseeking that engagagemenr a struggle to conclusion, and forng it be a launc

>> recall on all students, falty, staff, and workers of university to support our strike. >> t black sdents o univsity joid by a f members ofhe black community ave been -- park in harlem. the protest began less than three weweeks after the assassinat moment with four of the student organizers involved in the strike. >> like to think the legacacy of activea is one of engagement in the issues of the day, seseeking that engagagemenr a struggle to conclusion, and forng it be a launchpad social justice. y: today we will speak with raymond own, leader of the student afro-amecans socty a columbiaone of the leaders o thblack stents who occupied columbia university's hamilt hall. a member of sds, students for a democratic societety. we w will also speak with mark rudd mature of sds durg the ststudenstririke a and, editor f thnenew bo "a a ti to stir columbia8." there aszal was well. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. north korea's supreme leader, kim jong-un, said he will stop testing nuclear weapons and bal