America's free speech wars

America’s universities are being roiled by violent protests over "offensive" speech that students say should be silenced

People protest controversial Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley in February 2017.
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America's universities are being roiled by violent protests over "offensive" speech that students say should be silenced. Here's everything you need to know:

What are the protests about?

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