East Los Angeles Walkouts

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_Los_Angeles_Walkouts

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Statements (46)

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 Los Angeles Walkouts
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:Chicano_Movement
gptkbp:legacy	subject of documentaries and books influenced later student activism
gptkbp:location	gptkb:East_Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times gptkb:La_Raza_newspaper
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Carlos_Muñoz_Jr. gptkb:Moctesuma_Esparza gptkb:Paula_Crisostomo gptkb:Sal_Castro gptkb:Vickie_Castro
gptkbp:numberOfStudentsInvolved	over 15,000
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Brown_Berets gptkb:United_Mexican_American_Students_(UMAS) Chicano students
gptkbp:purpose	protest against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Chicano_Movement gptkb:Mexican_American_civil_rights_movement student activism in the United States
gptkbp:requires	smaller class sizes bilingual education curriculum reform end to corporal punishment improved school facilities more Mexican American teachers and administrators respect for Mexican American culture
gptkbp:resultedIn	increased awareness of Chicano civil rights educational reforms in Los Angeles
gptkbp:schoolsInvolved	gptkb:Belmont_High_School gptkb:Wilson_High_School gptkb:Garfield_High_School gptkb:Lincoln_High_School gptkb:Roosevelt_High_School
gptkbp:subjectOf	film 'Walkout' (2006) book 'Blowout!' by Mario T. García book 'The Chicano Generation' by Mario T. García documentary 'Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement'
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Paula_Crisostomo gptkb:Chicano_Anti-War_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7