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How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement

A massive protest by Mexican American high school students was a milestone in a movement for Chicano rights.
via Retro Report on June 7, 2023
Crowd of students demonstrating.

Walkout: In 1960s L.A., Mexican-American High School Students Took Charge

Fifty years ago, teenagers organized a multi-school walkout that galvanized the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles.
by Paula Crisostomo, Teresa Mathew via CityLab on March 15, 2018
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Radical Movements in 1960s L.A.

A review of "Set The Night on Fire", an inspiring book that points to a new generation of activists who remain unbowed by conservative historiographies.
by Ryan Reft via The Metropole on January 11, 2021
Walkout participants in East LA in 1968.

The Long History of Mexican-American Radicalism

Mexican-American workers have a long tradition of radical organizing, stretching back to the days of the IWW and the mid-century Communist Party.
by Arvind Dilawar, Enrique Buelna via Jacobin on January 5, 2021

Photographer George Rodriguez Has Chronicled L.A. in All of Its Glamour and Grit

Rodriguez has captured celebrities in repose and farmworkers on strike.
by Carolina A. Miranda via Los Angeles Times on April 23, 2018

A History of Student Walkouts

Student walkouts have changed American history before. Here's how.
by Olivia B. Waxman via TIME on March 14, 2018

How a Jewish Youth Camp Birthed the 1968 East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts

‘The young Mexican American is tired of waiting for the Promised Land.’
by Gustavo Arellano via Tablet on March 2, 2018
First grade teacher instructing Spanish pronunciation in Texas.
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Helping Latino Kids Succeed in the Classroom Doesn’t Have to be an Ideological War

Conservatives backed bilingual education until it became a progressive cause.
by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela via Made By History on September 21, 2017

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