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Cuba's Great Migration
Ever scence Fidel Castro took power in cuba in 1959 78,000 cubans left, it wasn't untill recently that cuba banned further emigration, however that didn't stop the people of cuba from making illegal, dagerous and life threating ways to America Pg. 1001, Chapter 30.2
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Delano grape strike
Today begins the grape strike in Delano California, here migrant workers recived low wages for hevy backbreaking work, in a response to this , workers went on strike. This soon caught the attention of the National Farm Workers Association lead by Cesar Chaves, not only urging people not to work, but urging to stop the purchese of the grapes by consumers in grocery stores all over the nation American Anthem Pg. 996 chapter 30.2
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Former Boxer becomes Activist
Former boxer Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales joined the democratic party and is active in politics as well as antipoverty programs, Beliving that mainstream politics didn't do latinos justice Pg 997, Chapter 30.2, American Anthem -
Raid at Rio Arriba County courthouse
Reis Tijerina and other La Alianza members raided the county courthouse in an attempt to free the imprisoned protesters that where being held there. Pg 997,Chapter 30.2, American Anthem
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The Young Lords Brricade
Taking insperation from the Black Panthers, a Milita style organization within the Boricua group, The militant group barricaded streets untill the city of new york would help with more trash pick ups in Puerto Rican neighborhoods. Pg 1001, Chapter 30.2 American Anthem
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High School Crisis in Crystal City
After the invalidation of intergrating the high school cheerleading squad, and the denial of the charges as well as failing to act on them. two hundred students went on strike with the help of there parents, the boycott would later extend into elementry and secondary schools around Crystal City, it wasn't untill later that the government would negotiate an agreement and end the strike allowing students to be intergrated as well as the cheerleading squads. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
