American Experience: Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience is "a public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undertaken with the aim of bringing about a change in laws or government policies" (Rawls, A Theory of Justice. 1999, p. 320)
Chicano Rights Movements
Farm Workers' Rights Movement
- César Chávez Portal (Gale Biography)
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Cornucopia of resources on Chávez, his life and his impact.
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Dolores Huerta: The Civil Rights Icon Who Created the Slogan “Si Se Puede” (Yes We Can) (1:46)
East LA School Walkout of 1968
How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement (11:00)
- Walkout: In 1968, East L.A. Students Led a Movement (City Lab)Interview with student leader Paula Crisostomo about the walkout and student activism 50 years after the East LA Walkout.
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