Deaf President Now protest

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Deaf_President_Now_protest
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DPN
gptkbp:cause demand for a deaf president at Gallaudet University
gptkbp:endDate 1988-03-13
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deaf President Now protest
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:deaf_rights_movement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national media
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Bridgetta_Bourne
gptkb:Elizabeth_Zinser
gptkb:Greg_Hlibok
gptkb:Jerry_Covell
gptkb:Tim_Rarus
gptkb:I._King_Jordan
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Gallaudet_University
gptkbp:organizedBy faculty
alumni
Gallaudet University students
gptkbp:requires no reprisals against protest participants
majority of Board of Trustees to be deaf
resignation of Jane Spilman
gptkbp:result appointment of I. King Jordan as president
gptkbp:significance milestone in disability rights movement
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Deaf_President_Now
gptkbp:startDate 1988-03-06
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elizabeth_Zinser
gptkb:deaf_rights_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6