Chicano Movement
What was the Chicano Movement?
This movement fought for civil rights, equality, and self-determination for Mexican Americans during the 1960s and 1970s.
Students were often punished for speaking this language.
Students were often punished for speaking this language
What was a blowout?
Students called their planned walkout by this nickname.
What is bilingual education?
Students wanted education in both English and Spanish.
What were "school ruckuses"?
Some newspapers described the walkouts as these.
What is Chicano/a/x?
Many activists chose this term instead of "Mexican American" as a symbol of pride and identity.
What were classrooms?
These were crowded with too many students and not enough resources
What is Wilson High School?
The first walkout took place at this high school on March 1, 1968.
Students wanted textbooks and lessons to include this group's history.
What is disruptive?
School officials often labeled the students with this word.
What is Chicano?
Activists reclaimed this word even though it had once been used as an insult.
What were low expectations?
Many teachers had these toward Chicano students.
What are flyers?
Answer: Students used these to spread information about the protest.
What are prejudiced attitudes?
Students demanded that teachers and administrators with these attitudes be removed.
Who were the police?
These were called in to break up the protests.
What is self-determination?
The Chicano Movement focused on gaining this over schools, communities, and people's lives
What were speech classes?
According to Mita Cuaron, students were placed in these because they had accents.
Who were supportive teachers and college students?
These supporters helped students organize the protests.
What are class sizes?
Students wanted these to be smaller so teachers could provide more attention
What are bilingual education programs and Chicano studies courses?
Answer: One result of the walkouts was the growth of these educational programs.
Besides education, the movement fought discrimination in these three major areas.
Besides education, the movement fought discrimination in these three major areas.
What was fail students?
Moctesuma Esparza said the school system was structured to do this.
Who is Carlos Montes?
This organizer remembered seeing thousands of students pour out of the school.
What is 36?
Students created this number of demands for school reform.
Who are young people?
The walkouts showed that these people can organize and create change.