The Chicano movement

The Chicano movement. Something I've never heard about and found interesting; let’s blog about it. The Chicano movement gave rise to itself in the 1960s when Latinos started to fight against discrimination and for equal opportunities in housing, employment and most importantly education in the United States. They formed groups compiled up of mainly students, individuals and adults each devoted to “better education and political representation, seek fairer wages, and fight discrimination.” The Chicanos really disliked how certain public schools segregated Mexican Americans from the others. Groups then would focus on how to make aware of this problem such as boycotting and having walk-outs. One of these groups that had a big influence was the League of United Latin American Citizens. Their goal was to “promote unity and demand rights as U.S. citizens.” When the 1970s came around, the Chicano movement became less noticeable, for it withdrew from its demonstrations. While reading this article, I thought about how similar the Chicanos were to the blacks when they were fought for their civil rights. The blacks also didn’t want segregation in schools and would protest to make it integrated. Just like blacks, Mexican Americans were looked down upon. The whole time I just kept thinking that blacks and Mexican Americans could switch places and they would have been treated the same. Both were working class, low income families; fighting to get equal opportunities in the United States.

"Chicano movement." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Jan. 2010. .