HIST314k 1nd Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture I. Poverty II. Cultural RegenerationIII. Leadership and Causes IV. External and Internal Influence Outline of Current LectureI. Mexican American students II. Civil rights riotsCurrent LectureChicano PBS Documentary- Taking Back the SchoolsI. Lack of concern for Mex American students II. Students called for bilingual courses, more Mexican teachers, counselors, Mexican history classesa. Board of education threw away the survey that Mex Americans had takenb. Mex families called for educational reform Spanish was not allowed i. Children started to look down upon their culture and languageii. Parents sued local school district segregation of Mex American children banned 1. Mex students still suffered form neglect and unequal resources III. Tensions within Mex American community were increasing in east LA IV. Young Chicanos asserted their role and embraced their identity V. Sal’s father was deported during the time of the Great DepressionVI. Zut Suit riot- American soldiers attacked Mex Americans in the streets of LA VII. Blow outs/Walk outs- Chicano students riot in the streets demanding change a. The Brown Baraze a group of Mex militants/ advocated direct action security for the children against the police VIII. Police were called in to maintain order—the authorities thought that the Mexicans were getting out of control a. They were not kind to Mexican students IX. The reason LBJ won Texas was because of the Mexican American vote white democrats switched to republican because of this X. Chicano comes from Mexicano Nahua—the Nahua/ natives pronounced the Mex as “CH”XI. Chicano PBS Documentary—Fighting for Political Power XII. Law enforcement was used for private purposed in the valley—no action was brought against the Texas Rangers XIII. LULAC was aware of oppression in South Texas, broke down discrimination in health services and educationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.XIV. Veterans coming back from WW2 came back to discrimination—formed the GI Forum a. Heroes could not be buried in their home town b. Johnson helped the GI Forum and LULACXV. 1969 Mex American students walked out over cheerleading position XVI. Raza Unida
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