the same thing happened at orangeburg south carolina in 1968.aw enforcement shot and killed three students in the back as they were running away. thisthis is an example of the kind of heavy-handed lethal in many cases resistance in opposition the students phase ii were trying to literally improve their colleges, gain access to the middle class. colleges are seen as the bedrock of the american dream. studentsstudents were trying to realize that for themselves and they faced mass arrest and violence, including lethal violence on many campuses. >> host: who is the black revolution on campus written for? is it a scholarly text, accessible to the general public? >> i wrote it hoping to reach multiple audiences. i wanted to reach undergraduate students and i wanted colleagues and other historians to read it, but i wanted a ride or public to read it. this is a story that many people can relate to. 1960s are a critical time in american history. many changes are in the 1960s, affirmative action club black studies, ethnic studies, ethnic studies, latino s