Today in Labor History January 22, 1969: The Third World Liberation Front began its strike at the University of California, Berkeley, for the establishment of an Ethnic Studies department and Third World College. Other demands included the hiring of more people of color to administrative and faculty positions; POC control of POC programs; and financial aid for POC. The strike was the second longest student strike in U.S. history and began just a few months after a similar strike began across the bay at San Francisco State. Several strike leaders were arrested and suspended. Many faculty and staff also joined the strike. Police brutality was rampant and extremely violent. Several strike leaders were beaten unconscious by police and hospitalized. Governor Ronald Reagan called out the National Guard. However, the students ultimately prevailed, with the university opening the first Ethnic Studies Department in the United States on March 7, 1969. SFSU students also prevailed, with their College of Ethnic Studies being established on March 20.

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Today in Labor History November 6, 1968: Students at San Francisco State College went on strike, leading to what would become the longest student strike in U.S. history. The strike was led by the Black Student Union and a coalition of other student groups (including Indigenous, Hispanic, Philippine, and Asian students) known as the Third World Liberation Front. The Black Panthers and Students for a Democratic Society were also involved. The strike lasted until March 20, 1969. Throughout the strike, activists were violently attacked by the San Francisco Police. The activists were demanding equal access to public higher education, more senior faculty of color, an end to ROTC, and a new curriculum that would embrace the history and culture of all people including ethnic minorities. One of their victories was the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies in 1969, inspiring similar programs at hundreds of other universities.

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Today in Labor History November 6, 1968: Students at San Francisco State College went on strike, leading to what would become the longest student strike in U.S. history. The strike was led by the Black Student Union and a coalition of other student groups (including Indigenous, Hispanic, Philippine, and Asian students) known as the Third World Liberation Front. The Black Panthers and Students for a Democratic Society were also involved. The strike lasted until March 20, 1969. Throughout the strike, activists were violently attacked by the San Francisco Police. The activists were demanding equal access to public higher education, more senior faculty of color, an end to ROTC, and a new curriculum that would embrace the history and culture of all people including ethnic minorities. One of their victories was the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies in 1969, inspiring similar programs at hundreds of other universities.

https://youtu.be/As_P3DueKrY

#workingclass #LaborHistory #sfsu #students #protest #EthnicStudies #ThirdWorldLiberationFront #BlackPanthers #sds #filipino #indigenous #asian #mexican #BlackMastadon

Today in Labor History November 6, 1968: Students at San Francisco State College went on strike, leading to what would become the longest student strike in U.S. history. The strike was led by the Black Student Union and a coalition of other student groups (including Indigenous, Hispanic, Philippine, and Asian students) known as the Third World Liberation Front. The Black Panthers and Students for a Democratic Society were also involved. The strike lasted until March 20, 1969. Throughout the strike, activists were violently attacked by the San Francisco Police. The activists were demanding equal access to public higher education, more senior faculty of color, an end to ROTC, and a new curriculum that would embrace the history and culture of all people including ethnic minorities. One of their victories was the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies in 1969, inspiring similar programs at hundreds of other universities.

https://youtu.be/As_P3DueKrY

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #sfsu #students #protest #EthnicStudies #ThirdWorldLiberationFront #BlackPanthers #sds #filipino #indigenous #asian #mexican #BlackMastadon