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Chicano Movement Analysis
In the 1960s-70s, Chicano activists in Colorado fought to end discrimination, secure rights and gain political and social power through education, culture and art. El Movimiento uses images, and the voices of Chicano activists to tell about the struggle for labor rights, the founding of the Crusade for Justice, student activism in Colorado schools, the Vietnam War, land rights, and other topics.

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