What Was The Chicano Movement

There has been numerous of social groups in American society that took part during the sixties rebellion. One of the social group and movements that have paved the way to a better life for Mexican Americans is the chicano movement. The history of Mexicans date back to hundreds of years when conquistados first forced the Mexican folk into missions making them leave their cultures and beliefs of they would face death. This Chicano history and movement has begun from the great turning point is American history which was World War II to this present day. The history of these two significant Movements have paved the way for a better life for the following youths and continues to do so till this day. The culture and history
Westminster Supreme Court Case that forbid the segregation of Latino school children from white children. The second legal victory took place in 1954 the Hernandez v Texas trial . These trials became a platform of the Mexican American movement, also they became the voice that would advocate that the Fourteenth Amendment does in fact guarantee equal protection to all racial groups. During the 60’s and 70’s Mexican Americans not only kept pushing for equal rights but also became to speculate about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This agreement in 1848 was to conclude the end of the Mexican American war and also resulted in America taking land for Mexico which currently is the south western of the United States. In the time of the civil rights movement chicano radicals had embarked on the demandment for the land to be given back to the Mexican Americans, as they proposed it constituted their ancestral
The Zoot suiters would wear high-waisted trousers, and a long coat with wide padded shoulders. The aryan community felt threaten like how it does now they viewed the Zoot suiters as African Americans with baggy jeans and black hoodies. The chicanos faced discrimination in Los Angeles and the white sailors used their “superiority” to harass the Mexican Americans along with in general people of color. The chicanos had enough of the constant racial mistreatment they faced daily and decided to stand up for themselves and for their community and along with the white sailors they both contributed to the riots. The riots caused harm to both sides but the chicanos wanted to prove a point that they won't take their abuse any longer and would take a stand for their rights as U.S. citizens and as humans in