Willard Straight Hall Takeover
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
protest
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| gptkbp:cause |
demand for Black Studies program
protest against racism at Cornell University |
| gptkbp:date |
April 19, 1969
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| gptkbp:endDate |
April 20, 1969
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Willard Straight Hall Takeover
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| gptkbp:influenced |
student activism in the United States
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Willard_Straight_Hall
gptkb:Cornell_University |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
national media attention
armed occupation by students |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Cornell_administration
some white students |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Black_Students_United
gptkb:Afro-American_Society approximately 100 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Willard_Straight_Hall
gptkb:Cornell_University |
| gptkbp:result |
resignation of several university administrators
creation of Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Willard_Straight_Hall,_Cornell_University
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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