San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969

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The San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969 was a landmark student and community protest that demanded ethnic studies programs and greater representation for marginalized groups, helping catalyze the broader Asian American movement and multicultural education in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protest movement
social movement event
student strike
characterizedBy arrests of student protesters
clashes with police
mass student walkouts
picket lines and building shutdowns
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demanded autonomous School or College of Ethnic Studies
community participation in university governance
increased hiring of faculty of color
open admissions for underrepresented students
endTime 1969
hasCause demands for community control over curriculum
demands for ethnic studies programs
demands for greater representation of marginalized groups
opposition to institutional racism in higher education
hasEffect contributed to institutionalization of Asian American studies
contributed to institutionalization of Black studies
contributed to institutionalization of Chicano and Latino studies
contributed to institutionalization of Native American studies
inspired similar ethnic studies demands at other universities
historicalSignificance considered the longest student strike in U.S. history
key event in the history of Asian American activism
landmark in the development of ethnic studies as an academic field
major milestone in the evolution of multicultural education in the United States
location San Francisco State University
surface form: San Francisco State College

San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
movement Asian American movement
Black Power movement
Third World student movement
opposedBy California State government authorities
San Francisco State University
surface form: San Francisco State College administration

San Francisco Police Department
surface form: San Francisco police department

campus police
participant Black Student Union at San Francisco State College
Third World Liberation Front strikes
surface form: Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College

community activists in San Francisco
faculty at San Francisco State College
students at San Francisco State College
partOf United States student protests of the 1960s
civil rights era campus activism
significantOutcome catalyzed the Asian American movement
creation of the first College of Ethnic Studies in the United States
establishment of ethnic studies programs
increased representation of marginalized groups in curriculum
influence on multicultural education in the United States
strengthened the broader Third World liberation movement on campuses
startTime 1968

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Asian American movement hasKeyEvent San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969
UC Berkeley Third World Liberation Front strike of 1969 influenced San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969
this entity surface form: San Francisco State College Third World Liberation Front strike
Asian American Political Alliance supportedMovement San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969
this entity surface form: Third World Liberation Front strike at San Francisco State College