The Student Strike that Won Ethnic Studies and Black Student College Admissions

Abstract This article explores the student strike which won Ethnic Studies and Black college admissions. The San Francisco State Strike of 1968 shut down campus for five months was unique in its vision, intensity, class composition, strategies, relationship to both community non-Black organizations. event is significant because creation as an academic field has vastly expanded humanity’s knowledge African-American history other people color, percentage students completing four years more than doubled period following this subsequent similar movements. One authors a leader Student Union Central Committee. use interviews with leaders, personal reflection, archival material draw conclusions about reasons strike’s success long-lasting impact. Its lessons may have importance racial social justice movements today.