1968 Chicano Blowouts

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gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:East_L.A._Walkouts
gptkbp:cause educational inequality
high dropout rates
discrimination against Chicano students
lack of bilingual education
poor school facilities
gptkbp:commemoratedBy books
documentaries
annual events in East L.A.
gptkbp:date March 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Chicano Blowouts
gptkbp:impact inspired future student activism
influenced education policy
highlighted racial inequality in education
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times
local television
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Carlos_Muñoz_Jr.
gptkb:Moctesuma_Esparza
gptkb:Paula_Crisostomo
gptkb:Sal_Castro
gptkb:Vickie_Castro
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Brown_Berets
Chicano student activists
gptkbp:participants Chicano students
Mexican-American students
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chicano_Movement
gptkb:Mexican-American_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:requires smaller class sizes
bilingual education
curriculum reform
end to corporal punishment
improved school facilities
more Mexican-American teachers
respect for Chicano culture
gptkbp:result increased awareness of Chicano rights
reforms in Los Angeles Unified School District
arrest of student leaders
greater Chicano activism
gptkbp:schoolsInvolved gptkb:Belmont_High_School
gptkb:Wilson_High_School
gptkb:Garfield_High_School
gptkb:Lincoln_High_School
gptkb:Roosevelt_High_School
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Walkout_(2006_film)
Blowout! Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice (book)
Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (documentary series)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paula_Crisostomo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7