Chicano Movement 1970's

Civil Rights Movements of 1960’s and the 1970’s were a stepping-stone to what these movements are today. The Chicano Movement, which is also known as the Brown Power movement, was created to support Mexican Americans mainly in the 1960s that pushed for restoration of land grants, farm workers rights, enhanced education, and voting and political rights. In 1962, Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. This Association pushed for better pay and working conditions. The Bilingual Education Movement pushed for schools teach Spanish-speaking children and treat them equally. The Chicano Movement of the 1960’s and the 1970’s created United Farm Workers and the Bi-lingual Education Movement

This was because of the need for farmers and workers during the early phases of World War II. This agreement guaranteed basic human rights like sanitation, adequate shelter and food. It also included a minimum wage of 30 cents an hour. The program was extended with the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951, but was finally terminated in 1964. When many of the immigrants didn’t leave after the termination many American Citizens became scared because they thought their jobs would be taken by this immigration population. The United States would claim that these Mexicans were bringing drugs into the country and would need to be deported. Many of these people were unfairly tried and convicted just because of American fear. Mexicans immigrants and Mexican-Americans were treated unfairly and were just trying to find and build a better life. A Mexican immigrant named Cesar Chavez created the United Farm workers in the 1960’s, which would help release tension with Americans and allow them to be treated as equals. Cesar Chavez was a very influential leader in the Chicano Movement. He was a peaceful leader who can be

He never liked school because at his home he spoke Spanish, but he would be punished if he spoke Spanish in class. His dad became injured so he did not go to high school and just worked on a farm. Throughout his time as leader he pushed for many changes on farms. In one speech he talked about the effect of pesticides on women that can cause their offspring to have cancer. In his speech Cesar Chavez made in McFarland, California, he said, “I keep a picture of Johnnie Rodriguez. He is sitting on his bed, hugging his Teddy bears. His sad eyes and cherubic face stare out at you. The photo was taken four days before he died. Johnnie Rodriguez was one of 13 McFarland children diagnosed with cancer in recent years; and one of six who have died from the disease. With only 6,000 residents, the rate of cancer in McFarland is 400 percent above normal“ (Chavez). In this quote he explains the problem pesticides had on workers children and that it needed to be stopped. Chavez explains how the kids didn’t even get to live a fraction of his life because of these chemicals and that the percentage of getting this cancer is extremely high. According to Human Rights Encyclopedia, “In the 1960s in the United States, migrant workers