1. Think, See, Wonder.

2. The Chicano Movement

3. Chicano A Mexican American A term of ethnic pride
Developed out of the Hispanic Civil Rights Movement.

4. Chicano Movement Focused on 3 main Points: Farm Workers
Educational Rights
Voting and Political Rights

5. United Farm Workers
During the 1940’s and 1950’s landowners in the West, especially California exploited their workers.
The U.S. had allowed Mexicans to work in the U.S. during WWII.
After the war employers were suppose to give preference to U.S. citizens.

6. What are 2 ways that the employers may have “exploited” the Mexican workers?

7. United Farm Workers
Most employers continued to use Mexican workers because:
- pay them very low wages
- make them work long hours
PROFITS

8. United Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta joined their two organizations to create the United Farm Workers.
The goal was to unionize for better wages, working conditions, benefits.

10. United Farm Workers The group staged peaceful protests and boycotts.
Organized workers in order to challenge employers
Convinced Filipinos to join.

12. United Farm Workers Benefits: Specific Hours and Pay
Toilets and Water in fields
Pension after retirement
Protective gear against pesticides

13. Educational Rights Issues in education:
Hispanic students were often placed in segregated schools.
Unfair practices against Hispanic students

15. The Brown Berets and Black Panthers met in the 1970’s.

16. Educational Rights
Brown Berets and MAYO formed to help fight for the rights of students.
Students led Walkouts, Protests, and sit-in through out the West Coast.

17. Educational Improvements
Introduction of Bi-lingual education in public schools.
Integration of Hispanic students into White schools.
Outlawed manual labor as a punishment.

18. Educational Improvements
Introduction of Black and Hispanic History classes on College Campuses.

19. Voting and Political Rights
Hispanic Americans were often segregated and persecuted as African Americans had been.
La Raza Unida Political Party
Fought for the rights of Hispanic Americans