On 22 January 1969, students of colour organised in the Third World Liberation Front and went on strike at Berkeley University demanding the establishment of an Ethnic Studies department and a Third World College. Despite being met with police aggression, the strike lasted until 8 March and was largely successful.
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"Third World Liberation Front and Ethnic Studies,UC-Berkeley, 1969." Historianspeaks, January 23, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/third-world-liberation-front-and-ethnic-studiesuc-berkeley-1969.
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