latino american

By yinchi
  • Strike and Boycott

    Chavez led a 300 mile march to the capital of california and a nation wide boycott of grapes which led to them getting a settlement because of the economic problems grapes arose.
  • the texas movement

    jose angel gutierrez was a leader for a protest march which resulted in mexicans being included in school sport activities
  • land rights

    Reies Lopez Tijerina led the Alianza Federal de mercedes which worked to regain and from mexican authorities, which led to a unlawful gathering and then led to a civil war in mexico
  • student action

    Students would skip class to protest against police brutality against mexicans which and this resulted in people getting arrested.
  • political power

    jose formed La Raza Unida Party(RUP) which was a group that made regional parties into a strong national organization