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The Chicano Movement Mason Mackay

What Was It? Extension of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement which started in the 1940s. Inspired by African American civil rights movement. Fighting segregation and discrimination for years.

Why did the Movement start? Historic Discrimination and Segregation – Legal discrimination – Segregated Schools – Many farm worker live in awful conditions with very low pay

Groups Huelga- founded by Ceaser Chavez. Fought for the rights of Latino farm workers. MAM- Mexican-American Movement. Wanted to develop a civil consciousness in Mexican-Americans through education. EX. Published newspapers like “The Mexican Voice” LULAC- League of United Latino American Citizens- fought legal battles to help abolish segregated schools. Ex. Court case with Del Rio Texas school district. Spanish Speaking Congress- Adopted broader goals and more radical approaches to achieving them

Groups and People MAYO- Mexican-American Youth Organization- political activists for Latinos. Ex. Fought for voting rights Reies Lopez Tijerina: Started Chicano movement with Land grant movement Radolfo “corky” Gonzalez: picked up land grant movement from Tijerina in Denver and defines the meaning of Chicano through a poem “I Am Joaquin”

People Bert Corona: Worked with Chavez with youth organizations, and political groups. Tried to help all workers, legal and illegal, get fair wages and their social services Ceaser Chavez: Founded Huelga. Associated with SNCC and CORE. Organized strikes. Participated in hunger strikes (went from 175lbs to 140lbs) Jose Rodrigues- Member of MAM

When was it? Took place throughout the 1960s.

Goals of Movement Restoration of land grants Farm worker rights Enhanced education Voting and political rights Emerging awareness of collective history