The Chicano Movement

Why was Felix Longoria, a soldier who died serving in WWII and a recipient of the purple heart, denied use of the funeral home in Three Rivers, Texas?

• He was a Mexican American.

• His widow could not pay the fee.

• He was an African American.

• He had received a dishonorable discharge.

What was the court's decision in Mendez v. Westminister?

• It upheld the ruling of "separate but equal"

• Mexican-Americans were protected under the 14th Amendment and segregation of Latino schoolchildren from whites was illegal.

• Schoolchildren had to attend the school in their neighborhood.

• Ordered busing to desegregate all schools.

What was established in the Hernandez v. Texas case involving a murder charge against Pete Heranandez?

• You could not testify against yourself.

• The accused has a right to a speedy trial.

• It requires arresting officers to recite the Miranda Rights in at least 2 languages.

• Reaffirmed that the 14th Amendment extended to Mexican Americans.

What problems did Mexican Americans face in the 1950s? Check all those that apply.

• Poverty wages

• Homes often lacked running water or indoor toilets

• Unable to access needed medical care

• Forced to attend inferior segregated schools

Although granted U.S. citizens, what was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for most Mexican Americans?

• All Mexican Americans were given 40 acres and a mule.

• The loss of their land through fraud, intimidation, and high taxes.

• The were required to learn English before being allowed to vote.

• They were forced to migrate south of the Rio Grande River.

Cesar Chavez led the Delano Grape Strike. As a believer of nonviolence, what methods did he use? Check all that apply.

• Picketed the fields.

• Went on a hunger fast.

• Walked 300 miles to California's capital, Sacramento.

• Urged people to boycott the grape growers.

What did Mexican American students in Los Angeles do in protest against a curriculum that ignored them, high dropout rate and a ban on speaking Spanish?

• They kidnapped the principle.

• They walked out of classes --a "Blowout"

• They transferred to private catholic schools.

• They refused to leave school carrying out a "sit-down strike"

What were shared goals of the "Crusade for Justice" and the "Black Muslims"?

• They refused to serve in the military.

• They both supported "Nationalism" for their people and fostered cultural pride.

• They refused to work for companies owned by whites.

• They carried out a March on Washington

How did the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida Party work to increase the power of Mexican Americans?

• Created a paramilitary organization

• Worked to increase their political party by increasing voter registration among Mexican Americans

• Operated gyms for Mexican American youths to pump iron

• Established private Spanish speaking schools