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Summary Of The Movie 'East L'
A movie based on true events of the 1968 East L.A walkouts where students were treated unequally. Just by watching the beginning and seeing the struggles of these students who were not even allowed to speak in their native language to each other in front of teachers or staff. Punishments that were displayed in the movie were the locking of bathrooms during lunch, speaking Spanish, janitorial work, and even prevent those students that are average from being able to go to college. Paula was displayed as the peaceful protester trying her best to have the School Board give rights to the students. Surprisingly in the movie the School Board rejects and this shows me how much discrimination there was in East L.A. Paula and her friends are showed as
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