LACS 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Unida, Rafael Cancel Miranda
26 Jul 2018
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Living in america, whether it was texas, new mexico or california, the mexicans have gone through a lot when it came to garnering representation in academic institutions as well as the local government. Forced to choose between the problematic democratic and republican political parties that barely did anything for the chicano community, mexicans started a new party called. This party"s main pillars were to culminate the sense of nationalism for. Chicanos and people of mexican descent, all while decolonizing their minds of white supremacy and taking apart in a party that would benefit them as a community. Poll taxes, literacy tests and gerrymandering were used to keep the mexican population for voting, but as a community, Mexicans put up their own nominations for presidents. 5 candidates known as los cincos were attempting to gain political power for their people, and were faced with indictments, arrests and even violence in the process. This oppression was also similar for dominicans and puerto.
