What the records say
- When
- 6 Mar 1988 – 13 Mar 1988
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 38.91° N, 76.99° W
- Description
- 1988 student protest at Gallaudet University
Placed at the site its description names, Gallaudet University.
Deaf President Now
1988 student protest at Gallaudet University
Deaf President Now (DPN) was a student protest in March 1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. The protest began on March 6, 1988, when the Board of Trustees announced its decision to appoint a hearing candidate, Elisabeth Zinser, over the Deaf candidates, I. King Jordan and Harvey Corson, as its seventh president.
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