solution by _____________________________________________________________________________. TWLF Demands Historical Perspectives: TEACHER KEY Directions: Use the document “Third World Liberation Front: School of Ethnic Area Studies” to determine the perceived problems in California education and the proposed solutions of the Third World Liberation Front. Read the document and select specific evidence that suggests the identified problems and the TWLF’s proposed solutions. Title of Source: Third World Liberation Front: School of Ethnic Area Studies Author: TWLF Historical Context: Following a rise in student activism in the black freedom struggle, the FSM’s demands for more student rights on college campuses and the ramp up of the Vietnam War and black power movements. Focus Question: Why was the establishment of a School of Ethnic Studies important to the TWLF? Evidence Evidence Problem Identify quotes that reveal Solution Identify quotes that reveal the the perspective on this perspective on this issue. issue. the entire is as a “Throughout “The school’s function educational system in resource and an educational People of color School of Ethnic Studies California, a complete and program for those minority missing from accurate representation of peoples actively concerned with school role in the lack of their minority peoples’ peoples’ curriculum the past and present . . . is representation and participation in all levels of nonexistent.” California’s educational institutions.” Racism and Developed, and ignorance people of an area study will “negligence “the hatred implemented and by the educational have sole responsibility and state’s controlled by Third systems is clearly an control for the staffing and World people integral part of the racism curriculum of their ethnic area and hatred this country has study.” perpetuated on non-white peoples” Context: Between 1967 and 1969, a series of protests took place at San Francisco State College. The coalition of students leading the protests called themselves the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF). The protests drew
solution by _____________________________________________________________________________. Historical Perspectives: TWLF Demands TEACHER KEY Directions: Use the document “Third World Liberation Front: School of Ethnic Area Studies” to determine the perceived problems in California education and the proposed solutions of the Third World Liberation Front. Read the document and select specific evidence that suggests the identified problems and the TWLF’s proposed solutions. Title of Source: Third World Liberation Front: School of Ethnic Area Studies Author: TWLF Historical Context: Following a rise in student activism in the black freedom struggle, the FSM’s demands for more student rights on college campuses and the ramp up of the Vietnam War and black power movements. Focus Question: Why was the establishment of a School of Ethnic Studies important to the TWLF? Problem Evidence Identify quotes that reveal the perspective on this issue. Solution Evidence Identify quotes that reveal the perspective on this issue. People of color missing from school curriculum “Throughout the entire educational system in California, a complete and accurate representation of minority peoples’ role in the past and present . . . is nonexistent.” School of Ethnic Studies “The school’s function is as a resource and an educational program for those minority peoples actively concerned with the lack of their peoples’ representation and participation in all levels of California’s educational institutions.” Racism and hatred “negligence and ignorance by the state’s educational systems is clearly an integral part of the racism and hatred this country has perpetuated on non-white peoples” Developed, implemented and controlled by Third World people “the people of an area study will have sole responsibility and control for the staffing and curriculum of their ethnic area study.” Context: Between 1967 and 1969, a series of protests took place at San Francisco State College. The coalition of students leading the protests called themselves the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF). The protests drew
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