Editor’s note: This piece’s timeline heavily relied on the thesis of Chris Burns entitled, “Divest now!” The student divestment campaign at the University of Louisville: a crusade for equality.” You can find the full thesis here.
By Emma Posey
The University of Louisville’s chapter of Louisville Students for Justice in Palestine has gained campus-wide attention for its elevated efforts in its call for divestment from companies that financially support Israel. Throughout their work, they have referredto the university’s legacy of divestment fromapartheidfrequently on their social media, namely the 1985 movement to divest from South Africa.