#ChicanoHistory: The arrival of the 1960’s witnessed an upsurge in the long history of civil rights battles within the state that were a response to segregation, ongoing police abuse, inferior education and a lack of decent jobs and housing. These struggles had created a strong undercurrent of anger and impatience The Born Berets built a national organization and organized the Chicano Moratorium marches against the war. among young Chicanos in California who began to mobilize and confront these deep-rooted problems that had existed for years within their communities. Decades of being taken for granted and ignored by the two major political parties coupled with the Vietnam War and the high death rate suffered by Chicano youth and others in that conflict began to raise the political consciousness of a new generation and stir it into political action. Learn about the rise of La Raza Unida Party de California: 1971-1974 here: latinopov/blog/?p=5727 Like - > Being Chicano < - For More! #BeChicano #BeLatino #DigiLatino
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:00:00 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015