Mizzou Students Promise to Fight for Freedom

University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned on November 9 after student protests over inaction on racial problems at the university. Following Wolfe’s resignation, students gathered on the quad to demonstrate in favor of his decision. This video shows a portion of the protest.

Brea Cubit, who uploaded this video, said she was shocked to see Wolfe resign because she didn’t expect it so soon.

“It was so powerful to see it happen and it was amazing to see students of all races and ethnicities joining together in celebration,” she wrote via e-mail. “These are things you read about in the textbooks — racism, demonstrations, protests, hunger strikes — so to actually be living and experiencing it is so impactful.”

A group of students calling themselves Concerned Student 1950 had set up tents and camped out, calling for Wolfe’s ouster. Jonathan Butler, a graduate student, started a hunger strike calling for the president’s removal. He tweeted after Wolfe’s resignation that he was ending the hunger strike. The school’s football team also declared it would not play until Wolfe resigned. Credit: Instagram/Brea Cubit