1. { The Chicano Movement 1966-1975

2. {  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?”

4. {  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

5.  Supreme Court ruled that segregating children of Mexican and Latin descent was unconstitutional. Mendez v. Westminster, 1947

6.  Supreme Court declared that Mexican Americans in the US were entitled to equal protection under the 14 th amendment. Hernandez v. Texas, 1954

7. { The Fight in the Fields: Fair wages & working conditions for migrant farm workers in the U.S. Cesar Chavez

8.  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

10. { 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

17. { Walk Outs Students protest discrimination in public high schools by staging “walk outs.”