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  • About Us
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Alameda Division
    • Burbank Division
    • Crenshaw Division
    • Contact Us
  • Kids Club
  • Supply Chain Journeys
    • Introduction to the Supply Chain Journeys
    • Supply Chain Journeys Podcast
  • Port of Los Angeles
    • Supply Chain Crisis
    • Natural History
    • Ti'ats And Natives People
    • The Cabrillo Expedition
    • The Rancho Era
    • The Battle of the Old Woman's Gun
    • Phineas Banning
    • The Free Harbor Fight
    • Working at a fish harbor
    • The San Pedro Strike Of 1923
    • Life on Terminal Island
    • Upton Sinclair on Liberty Hill
    • Terminal Island and Japanese Interment
    • Globalization
    • Life on a Container Ship
    • Automation
  • Museum Store
  • Director and Board
  • More...
    • Old Exhibits
      • LA Playlist
      • Zoot Suit Riots
        • Introduction
        • Native and Spanish
        • Mexico and United States
        • Refugees and Barrios
        • Repatriation and Braceros
        • Jazz and Zoot Suits
        • Sleepy Lagoon and Police
        • The Trial and The Press
        • The Riots
        • Aftermath and Blame
        • SLDC and Release
        • Post-War Changes
        • Chicano Movement and Zoot Suit Play
        • Global Connections
        • Timeline & Biographies
        • Conclusion
      • Then and Now
      • The Los Angeles River
      • Memory and Mapping
      • The California Water Wars
      • Neighborhood Time Travel
      • Mulholland: The Musical
      • Fall 2020 Documentary

Chicano Movement and Zoot Suit Play

PictureMany prominent figures fought in the Chicano Movement such as Cesar Chavez who fought for migrant workers. Other activists were Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, and Dolores Huerta.
The Chicano Civil Rights movement was a political protest, being the largest and most widespread civil rights movement by people of Mexican descent in the U.S.  fueled by a “supercharged environment that inspired many Hispanic Americans to become more politically active (The Zoot Suit Riots Kevin Hillstrom, pg. 111).”   The movement aimed to end discrimination and derogatory stereotypes among Mexican Americans, and fought for equal working, voting, and educational rights for Mexicans. In the U.S,  large numbers of Mexican Americans worked as migrant farmers and were often treated poorly by their employers. The Chicano Movement strived to enhance protections for migrant families, with assistance from The National Farm Workers Association. The movement improved educational opportunities for black and Hispanic children and teens, ended negative profiling of Hispanics, secured higher wages, and improved barrio living conditions. The movement was a success in raising awareness for Hispanics, allowing for new laws that supported their community.

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Through all the struggles and challenges - such as discrimination and unlawful beatings - Mexican-Americans never gave up. In the end, they succeeded getting their rights.  

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“Be Brown and Be Proud!” was the term that made Chicanos feel wanted and proud. National Chicano Moratorium, East L.A., Aug. 29, 1970. 

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