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{ The Chicano Movement 1966-1975
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{ Chicano- a once derogatory term referring to the children of Mexican migrant workers. In the 1960s, young Mexican Americans embraced the label with pride. Chicano- a term used to define pride in one’s Mexican heritage, and defiance against institutions and individuals who practice discrimination against Mexicans. Who was a “Chicano?”
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{ A youth movement protesting discrimination in education. A farmworkers movement seeking better pay & working conditions A political movement A struggle to secure land rights The Chicano Movement was really a combination of four different movements going on at once, all over the country, but most notably in the Western Unites States. The Movement
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Supreme Court ruled that segregating children of Mexican and Latin descent was unconstitutional. Mendez v. Westminster, 1947
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Supreme Court declared that Mexican Americans in the US were entitled to equal protection under the 14 th amendment. Hernandez v. Texas, 1954
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{ The Fight in the Fields: Fair wages & working conditions for migrant farm workers in the U.S. Cesar Chavez
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Chavez embraced the nonviolent tactics of MLK and Ghandi 1962 formed the National Farm Workers Association (later renamed UFWOC) When FDR signed legislation in the 1930s allowing labor to organize, migrant workers were excluded. Gave a voice to migrant workers (this group also included Filipinos and whites, as well.) Through protests and boycotts, Chavez & the UFW gained the right for farm workers to organize. Cesar Chavez
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{ Huerta & Chavez organized farm workers to stage strikes, boycotts and protests to inform the public of the slave- like conditions of migrant farm workers. Delores Huerta
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{ Walk Outs Students protest discrimination in public high schools by staging “walk outs.”
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