Third World Liberation Front strikes

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The Third World Liberation Front strikes were a series of late-1960s student-led protests by coalitions of marginalized racial and ethnic groups that demanded ethnic studies programs and greater representation in American universities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf social movement
student protest movement
university strike
cause institutional racism in higher education
lack of ethnic studies programs
underrepresentation of students of color in universities
country United States
describedBySource Asian American studies scholarship
ethnic studies scholarship
endTime 1969
goal community control over curriculum
creation of ethnic studies departments
greater representation of marginalized racial and ethnic groups in universities
hiring of more faculty of color
increased recruitment of students of color
hasEffect increased visibility of Third World student activism in the United States
institutionalization of ethnic studies as an academic field
hasPart San Francisco State College strike
University of California, Berkeley strike
ideology anti-imperialism
anti-racism
self-determination
inception 1968-11
location California
San Francisco State College
University of California, Berkeley
mainSubject ethnic studies
higher education reform
racial justice
movement Third World liberation movement
opponent California state authorities
campus police
university administrations
participant Asian American student organizations
Black Student Union
Chicano student organizations
Latino student organizations
Native American student organizations
Third World Liberation Front
white student allies
result creation of ethnic studies programs at UC Berkeley
establishment of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State
influence on ethnic studies programs nationwide
significantEvent 1968–1969 San Francisco State College student strike
1969 UC Berkeley Third World Liberation Front strike
startTime 1968

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Asian American movement hasKeyEvent Third World Liberation Front strikes
Asian American studies originatedFrom Third World Liberation Front strikes
Third World Liberation Front strikes participant Third World Liberation Front
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes
San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969 participant Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College
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UC Berkeley Third World Liberation Front strike of 1969 hasParticipant Third World Liberation Front (UC Berkeley)
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes
UC Berkeley Third World Liberation Front strike of 1969 organizer Third World Liberation Front (UC Berkeley)
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes
UC Berkeley Third World Liberation Front strike of 1969 movement Third World Liberation Front movement
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes
Asian American Political Alliance supportedMovement Third World Liberation Front strike at UC Berkeley
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes
Asian American Political Alliance alliedWith Third World Liberation Front
linked to: Third World Liberation Front strikes