The University of Missouri’s tough history with race: A timeline

The University of Missouri has extensive history of systemic racism and racial tension. Illustration by Max Fleishman, The Daily Dot.

The University of Missouri only recently landed in the national spotlight thanks to protests from black students, but Mizzou’s history of racism, racial tension goes back more than 175 years.

These historical struggles for race relations and diversity initiatives at Mizzou led up to today’s social media activism and solidarity in organizing, culminating with the Concerned Student 1950 movement that serves as the beating heart of the school’s current activism.

Here’s a timeline some of Mizzou’s historic racial issues, culled from the university’s Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative and its modern-day movement.