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Peaceful March
More than 1000 students peacefully walk out of Abraham Lincoln High School in L.A. with Lincoln High Teacher, Sal Castro, joining the group of students, in protest of school conditions. The student strike known as the L.A. Blowouts, would later have over 10,000 high school students walk out by the end of the week. To this day, the event still remains the largest student strike at the high school level in the history of the United States. -
Grand Jury agaisnt students
A grand jury indicts the L.A.13 for conspiracy to disrupt the peace in organizing the East L.A. school walkouts. -
Yakima Protests
The BSU at the UW travels to the Yakima Valley and recruits the first major group of Chicanos to the University of Washington. -
UMAS is formed
Chicano students at the University of Washington found a chapter of the United Mexican American Students(UMAS) which is modeled after the UMAS at the University of Southern California. The UW UMAS Chapter was the first in the Pacific Northwest as well as the first Chicano organization at the UW. -
The TWILF is formed
Modeling their actions after students at San Francisco State, the Third World Liberation Front(TWILF) organizes a major strike at UC Berkeley that lasts until April. -
Chicano Studies
The University of Washington implements a Chicano Studies Program. -
Investagation
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare notifies the UW that it will investigate racial discrimination charges brought against the institution with the dissolvement of Chicano Studies and Chicano EOP. -
Chicano Group
A Chicano group is established at Eastern Washington Universit
