Chicano!Chicano!History of the Mexican American Civil History of the Mexican American Civil

Rights MovementRights Movement

Quest for the HomelandQuest for the Homeland

Reies Lopez TijerinaReies Lopez Tijerina

Major New Mexican land grant activistMajor New Mexican land grant activist Traced land loss to violations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Traced land loss to violations of the Treaty of Guadalupe

HidalgoHidalgo Affirmed Indo-Hispano/Chicano land rightsAffirmed Indo-Hispano/Chicano land rights Affirmed rights to cultural integrity through land baseAffirmed rights to cultural integrity through land base

Rodolfo “Corky” Rodolfo “Corky” GonzalezGonzalez

Chicano activist that founded the Crusade for JusticeChicano activist that founded the Crusade for Justice Principal organizer of the National Chicano Youth Conference, Principal organizer of the National Chicano Youth Conference,

March, 1969, in DenverMarch, 1969, in Denver Supported alternative institutions for ChicanosSupported alternative institutions for Chicanos One of the principal organizers of La Raza Unida PartyOne of the principal organizers of La Raza Unida Party Established La Escuela Tlatelolco, a bilingual, bicultural Established La Escuela Tlatelolco, a bilingual, bicultural

alternative school for Chicano childrenalternative school for Chicano children Supporter of concept of AztlanSupporter of concept of Aztlan

National Chicano Youth National Chicano Youth ConferenceConference

Organized for March, 1969, Denver, ColoOrganized for March, 1969, Denver, Colo National gathering of Chicano activistsNational gathering of Chicano activists El Plan de Aztlan drafted: 15 point El Plan de Aztlan drafted: 15 point

program to create alternative institutions, program to create alternative institutions, schools, political party, institutions and schools, political party, institutions and cultural affirmationcultural affirmation

La Raza Unida proposedLa Raza Unida proposed

AluristaAlurista

Alberto Baltazar UristaAlberto Baltazar Urista Chicano poet that rediscovered the notion of Chicano poet that rediscovered the notion of

AztlanAztlan Aztlan as the link to the indigenous pastAztlan as the link to the indigenous past Aztlan as the mythical Chicano homelandAztlan as the mythical Chicano homeland Our ancestral lands: the Chicano placeOur ancestral lands: the Chicano place

The Chicano Moratorium The Chicano Moratorium August 29, 1970August 29, 1970

Largest minority anti-Viet Nam war protest in the Largest minority anti-Viet Nam war protest in the United StatesUnited States

Attended by up to 50,000 protesters in E.L.A.Attended by up to 50,000 protesters in E.L.A. Chicanos question the rationale for war, high Chicanos question the rationale for war, high

fatality rates for Latinos, draft deferments, lack fatality rates for Latinos, draft deferments, lack of educational opportunitiesof educational opportunities

Considered the apex of the Chicano MovementConsidered the apex of the Chicano Movement Laguna Park rally—deteriorates into a police riotLaguna Park rally—deteriorates into a police riot

Ruben SalazarRuben Salazar

Reporter for Reporter for The Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times News director of KMEX-TVNews director of KMEX-TV Preparing an expose on law enforcement in Los AngelesPreparing an expose on law enforcement in Los Angeles Killed at the Silver Dollar Café by a tear-gas projectileKilled at the Silver Dollar Café by a tear-gas projectile His death aroused instant suspicion of a conspiracy to His death aroused instant suspicion of a conspiracy to

silence Salazarsilence Salazar