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Raza Unida Party members reflect on Chicano activism on its 50th anniversary
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Sep 10, 2022 02:51pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 09, 2022 02:50pm |
| Description | The Chicano movement of the 1960s and ‘70s grew out of social injustices and inequities faced by Latinos in Texas.
The movement went far beyond the efforts of established organizations like the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the American G.I. Forum.
A group of five Chicanos — José Ángel Gutiérrez, Willie Velásquez, Mario Compean, Ignacio Pérez, and Juan Patlán — founded the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) in 1967.
MAYO engaged in combative tactics and civil disobedience, which drew heavy criticism from older Mexican American political figures.
From MAYO grew the Raza Unida Party (RUP). Organizers, including Gutiérrez and Compean, founded the party in 1970. Although the party dissolved within a decade, it left a legacy of fighting for the social, political and economic advancement of Chicanos in Texas. |
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