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Deaf president now! : the 1988 revolution at Gallaudet University / John B. Christiansen, Sharon N. Barnartt.

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In March 1988, the students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., surprised the world by rising up in protest over the appointment of another hearing president. Deaf President Now! reveals the groundswell leading up to that history-making week when the students and other advocates seized the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Christiansen, John B.
Other Authors: Barnartt, Sharon N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Gallaudet University > Strike, 1988.
Gallaudet University > Presidents.
Student strikes > Washington (D.C.)
Deaf people > Civil rights > Washington (D.C.)
Gallaudet University.
Presidents.
Student strikes.
Washington (D.C.)
Electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • August 1987 to February 1988 the road to DPN
  • Tuesday, March 1, to Sunday, March 6 mobilization for action
  • Monday, March 7, to Tuesday, March 8 the protesters take charge
  • Wednesday, March 9 increasing the pressure
  • Thursday, March 10, to Monday, March 14 capitulation and celebration
  • Why was this protest successful?
  • What hath DPN wrought?

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