Ten student protests that made the world take notice.

A look at 10 prominent student protests that shaped the world:

The Greensboro Four, 1960

Four freshmen at North Carolina A&T State staged a sit-in at a whites-only Wool- worth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. Their protest against segregation inspired hundreds of other student protests across the country.

Free speech movement, 1964-65

This college campus phenomenon was sparked by the struggle for civil rights and then turned to oppo- sition to the Vietnam War. It started when students at the University of California, Berkeley, protested a ban on on-campus politi- cal activities.

University uprisings, 1968

Student protests around the world focused on social conflicts and rebel- lions against bureaucratic elites. In the U.S., a protest at Columbia University over politics erupted in the spring with students occupying several buildings for a week. In France, students joined wildcat strikes of up to 10 million workers.

Kent State, 1970

Anti-Vietnam War protests intensified after U.S. troops invaded Cambodia. At Kent State University in Ohio, students attacked police with bot- tles and rocks before the Ohio National Guard was brought in to restore peace. Chaos ensued, with the National Guard opening fire, killing four and wounding nine.

Soweto Uprising, 1976

Thousands of high-school students peacefully rallied against apartheid and the Bantu Education Act that limited educational opportunities for black students. As students approached a soccer stadium, attempts by police to stop them failed. They opened fire, killing two students. It triggered a huge uprising, exposing the brutal- ity of South Africa’s regime.

Tiananmen Square,

1989

Protesting an oppres- sive communist government, 1.2 million demonstrators, mostly students, came together in Beijing. Chinese troops opened fire and brought in tanks, plowing through dissenters. Death estimates were in the thousands. The attack brought a worldwide voice to the democratic movement in China.

Velvet Revolution, 1989

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a peaceful stu- dent march turned into a 500,000-protester anti-communism rally in Prague. Riot police attacked, hospitalizing 167, but it only further united activists. A few weeks later, the Communist party relinquished power.

Iran, 1999

More than 10,000 Iranian students took to the streets after officers raided a dormitory at the University of Tehran, killing one, wounding at least 20 and jailing 125. A change in reform policies followed the riots.

Quebec protests, 2012

Students revolted against the proposed hike in tuition fees with 250,000-plus participating. Protesters were attacked with tear gas, but strikes continued until the fall, when a decree on freezing the tuition fee was announced.

March for Our Lives, 2018

Across the nation, students are galvanized into action in the wake of a Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Marches in Washington, D.C., and across the country draw millions of students.