Chicano Movement
Brown Power era
The Chicano Movement was a civil rights movement by Mexican Americans during the 1960s and 1970s, fighting for political empowerment, educational reform, labor rights, and cultural pride.
It challenged assimilation pressures and reclaimed indigenous heritage.
Key events included the Delano grape strikes, the East L.A. walkouts, and the formation of La Raza Unida Party.
The movement popularized "Chicano" as a term of ethnic pride rather than its earlier pejorative sense.
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- Arizona48th state admitted
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
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Chicano Movementcultural assimilation
Adopting another group's norms
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