A Homeland: The History Of The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement The film, “Quest For A Homeland” teaches the history of the Chicano Movement and the leaders that made a huge contribution to the movement. It all started when the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846. In 1848 the war ended and Mexico lost half its territory to the U.S. After the war the U.S and Mexico signed a peace treaty called the “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.” This Treaty promises that Mexicans were able to become an American citizen and they were able to keep their homelands. Unfortunately, the Americans overlooked this treaty, as a consequence Mexicans-Americans started to lose their lands to speculators, lawyers and cattle barons. This led to an era of protest