If students on campus are happy with the current state of race and diversity, would these protests take place? If every student understood the Black Lives Matter movement and the need for racial equality, would The Diamondback produce columns that ignored the importance of the movement? Students protested the Vietnam War and segregation because they saw that something needed to change in society. In order to continue our nation's social progression, we must learn from these past events and recognize racial divides in institutions and institutions..