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HISPANIC RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS - Coggle Diagram
HISPANIC RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS
Reasons for campaigning
Inspired by black CRM
Land: land rights.
Worker's rights: Hispanic farm workers usually had horrific working and living conditions.
Discrimination
Deportation.
Nature of campaigns
Litigation campaigns.
Mexican-American CR organisations such as LULAC intensified their voter registration campaigns in the 60s.
Organisations such as LULAC lobbied the fed govt for improvements.
Cesar Chavez and farmworkers:
United farm workers created in 1965
Organised non-violent protests against the mistreatments of farm workers.
UFW organised a national grape boycott, which had lots of support.
Chicano Movement:
Inspired by black power movement.
more militant
rejected 'soft' approaches from LULAC.
Mexican-American youth organisation (MAYO)established in 1967.
MAYO campaigned against segregation, police brutality and inferior education.
1969- A Chicano party was established called the La Raza Unida Party (LRUP).
LRUP gained political power in hispanic towns such as crystal city, Texas.
Puerto-Rican Activism:
Most militant hispanic activists.
Union involvement increased.
Racial pride.
Provided free breakfasts.
ACHIEVEMENTS
During 1970s, number of hispanic congressmen doubled from 5 to 10.
Chavez campaign raised awareness and led to an improvement in pay and work conditions of farm workers.
1975- VR extended to cover hispanics.
1974 equal opportunities- more billingual teaching in schools
Agricultural Labor relations act 1975- gave all farm workers the right to unionize for better conditions/pay.
LIMITS TO SUCCESS
Nearly 1/3 of Hispanic-American families lived below the poverty line.
Hispanic American poverty rate double that of general population.
Level of change varied from state to state, as did the level of enforcement of legislation.