key figures
This key figure advocated for better wages and working conditions for farmworkers through nonviolent tactics.
Who is César Chávez?
This event, when signed into law, allowed Mexican Americans to be able to vote.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The year of the start of this movement.
What was the 1960s?
name one outcome of this movement.
bilingual and bicultural programs in the southwest
conditions improved for immigrant workers
This key figure was a leader of this movement and an influential labor activist.
Who was Dolores Huerta?
This event was one that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The movement that this event was inspired by.
What was the Black Power Movement?
Ways the public reacted to the movement.
- lawsuits made
- lead to rulings and legislation
This key figure was an activist and political organizer.
Who was Corky Gonzaleswas?
This event consisted of a protest for inequality in education and demanded an end to discrimination.
What are the East L.A Walkouts?
Although the movement was based on the Civil Rights Movement, it was also aimed to address the necessities of this specific group.
Who are Mexican-Americans?
Fun fact: This holiday celebrates Mexican heritage and is often associated with Chicano pride and culture.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This key figure founded Young Chicanos for community action and created brown berets that advocated for better schools.
Who was David Sánchez?
This event impacted farm worker rights by organizing strikes, boycotts, and marches, lead to improved pay, treatment, and conditions for farmworkers.
What is the National Farm Workers Association?
Chicano activism grew out of frustrations with the lack of economic and political power specifically labor, housing, and education. This movement heavily inspired the Chicano Movement.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
This term defines as Mexican Americans living in the United States during this time period.
What is a "Chicano"?