1. Latinos and the Rights Revolution
Chapter 17 Section 3

2. Lecture Focus Questions
What were some of the demands of Latino groups in the 1960’s and 1970’s?

3. A Spanish-Speaking Population
Spanish speaking population steadily rising
West Coast:
Bracero Program 1942
Over 4 million migrant workers entered the U.S. over 25 years
Primarily from Mexico

4. A Spanish-Speaking Population
East Coast:
Post-WWII: large numbers of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Cubans migrated to the U.S.
Puerto Ricans = automatically legal immigrants
Puerto Rico still a U.S. protectorate!

5. Cultural Identity Cultural Identity Terms
Latino: someone whose family origins are in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries
Chicano: someone who seeks to give Mexican Americans a fresh identity by combining the elements of the ethnic/cultural identity with their status as American citizens
Hispanic: someone who is a Spanish-speaker and who has a lineage or cultural heritage related to Spain

6. Pressing for Equal Rights
Latinos had long faced discrimination
Largely overshadowed by the racism shown to African Americans
Influenced by the growing civil rights movements of 60’s and 70’s

7. United Farm Workers Migrant farm workers Long hours, low wages
Moved from farm to farm
César Chávez
Organized UFW to fight deplorable wages/working conditions
Focused on grape industry

8. United Farm Workers
United Farm Workers (UFW): union set up to fight for better wages and working conditions for farm workers
Main strategy  boycotts
1975: CA passed law requiring collective bargaining between growers and union reps

9. 1968 Walkout
LAUSD Issues:
Latinos had highest dropout rate of all ethnic groups
Poor facilities and low expectations
Students demanded:
Bilingual education
Mexican American history courses
More Mexican American teachers

10. 1968 Walkout
Students from all 6 LAUSD campuses simultaneously walked out of their classes in protest
No immediate accomplishments, but change would come slowly