East LA Walkouts (1968)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chicano_Blowouts
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Sal_Castro
13 walkout organizers
gptkbp:date March 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East LA Walkouts (1968)
gptkbp:legacy inspired future student activism
contributed to Chicano identity formation
highlighted educational inequality
gptkbp:location gptkb:East_Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times
local television
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Carlos_Muñoz_Jr.
gptkb:David_Sanchez
gptkb:Moctesuma_Esparza
gptkb:Paula_Crisostomo
gptkb:Sal_Castro
gptkb:Vickie_Castro
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 15,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Sal_Castro
gptkb:Brown_Berets
Chicano students
gptkbp:participants Chicano students
gptkbp:purpose protest against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chicano_Movement
gptkbp:requires bilingual education
better school facilities
more Chicano teachers and administrators
curriculum relevant to Mexican-American history and culture
gptkbp:resultedIn reforms in Los Angeles schools
increased awareness of Chicano civil rights
gptkbp:schoolsInvolved gptkb:Belmont_High_School
gptkb:Wilson_High_School
gptkb:Garfield_High_School
gptkb:Lincoln_High_School
gptkb:Roosevelt_High_School
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_A._Garfield_High_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6