1968 East Los Angeles walkouts

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Chicano civil rights protest education rights protest student protest movement

The 1968 East Los Angeles walkouts were a series of student-led protests by Mexican American high schoolers demanding educational equality and an end to discriminatory practices in Los Angeles schools.

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1968 East Los Angeles walkouts canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicano civil rights protest ⓘ education rights protest ⓘ student protest movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chicano Blowouts ⓘ East L.A. Walkouts ⓘ surface form: East L.A. walkouts East Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: East Los Angeles Blowouts
cause	discriminatory practices against Mexican American students ⓘ educational inequality in Los Angeles public schools ⓘ high dropout rates among Mexican American students ⓘ lack of bilingual and bicultural education ⓘ tracking of Mexican American students into vocational programs ⓘ underfunding of schools in East Los Angeles ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demand	bilingual and bicultural education programs ⓘ college preparatory counseling for Mexican American students ⓘ curriculum including Mexican American history and culture ⓘ end to corporal punishment and discrimination by teachers and administrators ⓘ improved school facilities ⓘ more Mexican American teachers and administrators ⓘ smaller class sizes ⓘ
hasTheme	Mexican American identity and empowerment ⓘ civil rights ⓘ educational justice ⓘ
inspired	later student walkouts for immigrant and Latino rights in the United States ⓘ
keyPerson	Carlos Muñoz Jr. ⓘ Mita Cuaron ⓘ Moctesuma Esparza ⓘ Paula Crisostomo ⓘ Sal Castro ⓘ Vickie Castro ⓘ
location	East Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: East Los Angeles, California, United States
mainParticipants	Chicano students ⓘ Mexican American high school students ⓘ students from Belmont High School ⓘ students from Garfield High School ⓘ students from Lincoln High School ⓘ students from Roosevelt High School ⓘ students from Wilson High School ⓘ
numberOfParticipants	thousands of students ⓘ
opponent	Los Angeles Unified School District ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles Board of Education Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ
organizer	Brown Berets ⓘ Chicano student activists ⓘ MEChA ⓘ surface form: United Mexican American Students (UMAS)
partOf	Chicano movement ⓘ surface form: Chicano Movement
result	arrests of student leaders and activists ⓘ negotiations between student leaders and school officials ⓘ some reforms in Los Angeles school policies ⓘ
significance	catalyst for Chicano educational reform ⓘ increased public awareness of discrimination in Los Angeles schools ⓘ major event in the Chicano Movement ⓘ
startDate	1968-03 ⓘ

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