Leaders
This Puerto Rican educator and activist founded the National Puerto Rican Forum and worked to improve the political and social status of Puerto Ricans in the United States.
Who is Antonia Pantoja?
This political party, founded in 1970, aimed to address the needs of Chicanos and promote political empowerment within the Latino community.
What is the La Raza Unida Party?
This term refers to people of Mexican descent, often used to express cultural pride and political activism in the United States.
What is Chicano?
The reinstate of this LA teacher was consider a major victory for the blowouts.
Who is Sal Castro?
She was the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial.
Who is Marcia Clark?
This labor leader and civil rights activist co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez and is known for coining the famous slogan "Sí, se puede!"
Who is Dolores Huerta?
This organization was founded in 1962 by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to advocate for farmworkers' rights.
What is the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
This Spanish term refers to the Chicano civil rights movement that sought to address issues such as political representation, education, and labor rights for Mexican Americans in the U.S.
What is El Movimiento?
According to some, support for this event led to the death of prominent Crusade for Justice members in 1973.
What is the Occupation of Wounded Knee?
On June 17, 1994, this dramatic event captured national attention a week after the murders.
What is the infamous white Ford Bronco chase?
This Puerto Rican leader was instrumental in founding the Young Lords Organization, a group that advocated for the rights of Puerto Ricans in the U.S.
Who is José "Cha Cha" Jiménez?
This organization aimed to promote Chicano nationalism and worked out of Denver, CO.
What is the Crusade for Justice?
This gender-neutral term is used to refer to people of Latin American descent.
What is LatinX?
This event, held in 1966, marked the beginning of Cesar Chavez’s national farmworker strike that brought attention to the plight of migrant workers.
What is the Delano Grape Strike?
This type of evidence, which the prosecution claimed was mishandled, became a key point of contention between the defense and prosecution.
What is DNA evidence?
This labor leader and civil rights activist co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Dolores Huerta.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This Chicano nationalist group, established in the late 1960s, was dedicated to the empowerment of Mexican Americans and the preservation of their cultural heritage.
What is the Brown Berets?
This term refers to individuals from Spanish-speaking countries, particularly from Latin America.
What is Hispanic?
This 1968 event was an attempt by students to demand changes in education and greater representation for Mexican Americans in schools.
What is the East L.A. Blowouts?
This judge, who presided over the O.J. Simpson trial, was often criticized for his handling of the proceedings and for allowing a significant amount of media attention.
Who is Judge Lance Ito?
This prominent Chicano activist, boxer, and poet was known for his strong focus on educational equality and the importance of culture in the Chicano movement.
Who is Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales?
This group, founded in the 1960s, advocated for Puerto Rican civil rights and urban activism, often confronting issues like police brutality.
What is the Young Lords?
This phrase means "Yes, we can!"
What is "Sí, se puede"?
This policy was enacted 1942 to 1964 and aimed to address labor shortages by recruiting Mexican workers to come to the U.S. temporarily.
What is the Bracero Program?
This person was a houseguest at Simpson's estate and famously testified about hearing sounds outside the guesthouse.
Who is Kato Kaelin?