Starting in the 1960s, the uptick of minority movements, undoubtedly brought about by a general feeling of inequality and injustice in a nation that prides itself on bringing equality and justice to all, is perhaps best remembered in the Civil Rights Movement, which provided a better level of equality to African Americans. ![]() Starting with the Zoot Suit Riots in the 1940s, and culminating with the coalescing of various academic, militaristic, and political groups to form, or less, a united Chicano front, now known as the Chicano Movement. ![]() A lesser-known aspect of the Chicano movement occurred in Texas that consisted of school walkouts, colleges that catered to Chicano students, and a new understanding and sense of newfound pride, of Chicano Culture. The Chicano Movement, part of the various social movements that sprung up in the 1960s and 1970s, is perhaps best known due to the work of Cesar Chavez in California with the United Farm Workers of America. This reminds Mexican-Americans of the land that they once inhabited. The flag shows the Southwestern States, such as California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, with the Eagle upon a cactus from the Aztec story of the founding of Tenochtitlan. ![]() This flag originally represented the United Farm Workers of America, and was soon co-opted by the political party La Raza Unida, and soon become a prominent symbol of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. “Flag Of Aztlan used by La Raza Unida and other Chicano activists.” By Sukanara is licensed under CC0
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