The Secret History of WashU continues as Jeremy Slaten and Alan Zhou explore the history of the Vietnam War protests and the ROTC fires of 1970. This first part covers an introduction to protests on campus as well as the mystery behind the February 1970 in which the Army ROTC building was burned.

50 years ago yesterday, Washington University students gathered in protest of the Vietnam War after learning of the shooting at Kent State University. The protest ended in flames.