From SCPR:
While this student movement has been brewing for a while, a series of sparks in the recent past have set it off, said UC Irvine professor David Meyer, who studies political movements. “The events in Ferguson, and the Black Lives Matter movement, set the agenda for conversation and activism for people all across the United States," Meyer said….

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