Third World student movement
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The Third World student movement was a coalition of predominantly Black, Latino, Asian American, and other marginalized students in the 1960s and 1970s that fought for ethnic studies programs, greater representation, and institutional change in higher education.
All labels observed (1)
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| Third World student movement canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Third World student movement Context triple: [San Francisco State College strike of 1968–1969, movement, Third World student movement]
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Third World liberation movements
Third World liberation movements were anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles across Africa, Asia, and Latin America that sought national self-determination, social justice, and an end to Western domination.
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Cuban student movement
The Cuban student movement was an early 20th-century radical youth and university-based political force in Cuba that played a key role in opposing authoritarian rule and advocating social and national reforms.
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Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
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Black Campus Movement (social movement)
The Black Campus Movement was a nationwide wave of Black student activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s that fought to transform U.S. higher education through demands for racial justice, Black Studies programs, and greater representation and support for Black students and faculty.
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New Left
The New Left was a broad 1960s–1970s political movement, especially among students and intellectuals in the United States and Western Europe, that emphasized civil rights, participatory democracy, and opposition to the Vietnam War and traditional establishment politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Third World student movement Target entity description: The Third World student movement was a coalition of predominantly Black, Latino, Asian American, and other marginalized students in the 1960s and 1970s that fought for ethnic studies programs, greater representation, and institutional change in higher education.
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A.
Third World liberation movements
Third World liberation movements were anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles across Africa, Asia, and Latin America that sought national self-determination, social justice, and an end to Western domination.
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B.
Cuban student movement
The Cuban student movement was an early 20th-century radical youth and university-based political force in Cuba that played a key role in opposing authoritarian rule and advocating social and national reforms.
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C.
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
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D.
Black Campus Movement (social movement)
The Black Campus Movement was a nationwide wave of Black student activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s that fought to transform U.S. higher education through demands for racial justice, Black Studies programs, and greater representation and support for Black students and faculty.
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New Left
The New Left was a broad 1960s–1970s political movement, especially among students and intellectuals in the United States and Western Europe, that emphasized civil rights, participatory democracy, and opposition to the Vietnam War and traditional establishment politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights movement
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coalition ⓘ social movement ⓘ student movement ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Asian American movement
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Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano movement NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. civil rights movement ⓘ anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
Third World solidarity
NERFINISHED
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anti-imperialism ⓘ anti-racism ⓘ decolonization of education ⓘ self-determination ⓘ |
| hasKeyDemand |
community-relevant curricula
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creation of autonomous ethnic studies departments ⓘ establishment of Asian American Studies programs ⓘ establishment of Black Studies programs ⓘ establishment of Chicano Studies programs ⓘ establishment of Native American Studies programs ⓘ increased financial aid for low-income students ⓘ open admissions for underrepresented students ⓘ protection of students from political repression ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
community control over education
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creation of ethnic studies programs ⓘ curricular reform ⓘ greater representation in higher education ⓘ increased hiring of faculty of color ⓘ increased recruitment of students of color ⓘ institutional change in higher education ⓘ support for global anti‑imperialist struggles ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Asian American students
NERFINISHED
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Black students ⓘ Latino students ⓘ Native American students ⓘ other marginalized students ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Third World liberation struggles
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global decolonization movements ⓘ |
| legacy |
creation of ethnic studies departments at many universities
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increased racial and ethnic diversity in higher education ⓘ institutionalization of ethnic studies as an academic field ⓘ |
| operatedInContext | United States higher education system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Eurocentric curricula
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institutional racism in universities ⓘ tracking and exclusion of students of color ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
building occupations
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coalition organizing ⓘ mass demonstrations ⓘ negotiations with university administrations ⓘ student strikes ⓘ |
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Subject: Third World student movement Description of subject: The Third World student movement was a coalition of predominantly Black, Latino, Asian American, and other marginalized students in the 1960s and 1970s that fought for ethnic studies programs, greater representation, and institutional change in higher education.
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