POL SCI 51A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chicano Movement, United Farm Workers, Los Angeles High School
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Ian f. haney-lopez analyzes the racial identity of mexicans and whites. During that time, mexicans were classified as white, however, to anglo, mexican were viewed as racially separate and inferior (205). Since mexicans were considered white, the community argued that they deserve the same rights as the whites. However, a particular case demonstrates their racial differences. In 1968, over 10,000 students of the mexican east los angeles area decided to walk out of school due to horrible school conditions, which developed the chicano movement. During the time, the term mexican meant immigrants from mexico and descendants of mexican inhabitants under the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo. The black power movement influenced the fight for social rights for african-americans. The movement created racial identity of self- conception and group empowerment. Protesting at the southwest lead way to the los angeles. For example, cesar chavez arranged the first major strike in california"s.
