COLUMBIA, Mo. • I'm standing in the middle of history. Hundreds of University of Missouri students have ascended to the middle of Carnahan Quadrangle – black and white and other races too, some football players, some football fans, some who don't care about football, but can definitely feel its power.
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom!” they chanted. “It is our duty to win! We must love and support each other! We have nothing to lose but our chains!”
It's 11:05 a.m. Until moments earlier, hundreds of students stood in a human blockade, defending a circle surrounding the African-American students who have set up tents here.