La Raza Unida Party
What is La Raza Unida Party?
A political party founded in 1970 to fight for Mexican American rights.
What are the Brown Berets?
What language did Chicano students face most discrimination and punishment for speaking in school?
Spanish
Who co-founded the United Farm Workers and supported Chicano activism?
Cesar Chavez
Why was Texas an important state for the movement?
It was the place of origin for La Raza Unida Party.
What African American militant group were the Brown Berets inspired by?
Black Panther Party
What is the term for the disproportionate arrests and unjust treatment of Mexican American people by the law?
Racial Profiling
What 1970 protest against the Vietnam War became the largest Chicano anti-war demonstration and highlighted racism against Mexican Americans?
Chicano Moratorium
What civic action did La Raza Unida focus heavily on increasing amongst Mexican Americans?
Voter Participation
What California city were they most active in?
Los Angeles
What is the term for the type of segregation that placed Mexican Americans into separate schools and classrooms, and overall caused discrimination?
De facto Segregation
What 1966 March in California helped bring national attention to farmworker's rights?
The Delano to Sacramento March
What 1972 convention city was a major moment of national visibility for the party?
El Paso, Texas
What color were their military-style Berets?
Brown
What Supreme Court case rules that Mexican Americans were being discriminated against?
Hernandez v. Texas
What 1965 strike, led by farmworkers became a symbol of labor rights activism?
Delano Grape Strike
What was the main goal for La Raza Unida Party in challenging the Democrats and Republicans?
They wanted to create an independent Chicano voice.
What student protests did the Brown Berets play a major role in organizing? (1968)
The East Los Angeles Walkouts
What is the term for the practice that forced many Chicano students into less challenging courses rather than college prep courses, limiting their academic growth?
Academic Tracking/ Discriminatory Tracking
What treaty is often cited in discussions about land rights in Chicano activism?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo