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Foley Chicanos
Study guide for the Chicano portion of Unit 5.
Term | Definition |
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Chicano | A term that has ethnic, languge, cultural, and historical context and is used to categorize Mexican Americans |
Latino | A language group title that refers to all Spanish speakers |
Discrimination against Chicanos | Forms included inability to serve on juries, segregated schools, and segregated public facilities |
Educational segregation | Up to 60% of Chicano students did not graduate from high school because of discrimination in school |
Walkout | Method of civil disobedience whereby students would vacate their school and march |
Racism | A form of prejudice based on skin color. |
Prejudice | Judging someone or something before knowing the facts about it. |
Stereotype | Taking one characteristic of a person and applying it to all members of a group. |
La Raza | Organization that mobilized Chicanos to vote and push for integration through non-violent civil disobedience. |
Cesar Chavez | Chicano organizer who united thousands of migrant workers to form the UFW, the largest farm workers' union, and to push for Chicano rights. Led a successful strike and boycott of California's grade growers. |
LULAC | Chicano organization that tried to assimilate as a means of integration. |
Civil Disobedience | Refusal to obey an unjust law. |