# data[].attributes.body
Cesar Chavez was the leader of the Chicano Movement. He was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. He founded the National farm Workers Association. He was born on March 31st 1927 and died on April 23rd, 1993. He was married to Helen Fabela Chavez and they had five kids together.

# data[].attributes.headline
Conditions the group faced before the movement

# data[].attributes.subject
Conditions the group faced before the movement

# data[].attributes.body
The Latino Americans faced discrimination, educational segregation, voting rights, and ethnic stereotypes. The organization made it so that they could sing Spanish American songs while they were working.

# data[].attributes.headline
Goals - What was their mission statement

# data[].attributes.subject
Goals - What was their mission statement

# data[].attributes.body
They were trying to fight from segregation in schools to participate in strikes and boycotts to demanded a better living and working conditions. They wanted to be treated like they were human too.

# data[].attributes.headline
Strategies - What did the group do to achieve their goals

# data[].attributes.subject
Strategies - What did the group do to achieve their goals

# data[].attributes.body
As you saw previously, they faced a lot of discrimination, segregation, voting rights, etc. They protested often.

# data[].attributes.headline
Challenges - Was there anyone opposed to the movement

# data[].attributes.subject
Challenges - Was there anyone opposed to the movement

# data[].attributes.body
The movement was against structural and systemic racism. Structural racism is being racist to a certain group of people. Systematic racism is being prejudiced against someone group of people in public of private.

# data[].attributes.headline
Achievements - What did they accomplish?  

# data[].attributes.subject
Achievements - What did they accomplish?  

# data[].attributes.body
It won many reforms. It allowed many Mexican Americans to be hired for jobs and schooling opportunities. Many of their goals were met but they are still facing some challenges to this day.

# data[].attributes.body
Video

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Willie Velasquez: Growing Up in the Segregated Southwest | PBS LearningMedia

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
In this video from Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice, presented by Latino Public Broadcasting's VOCES series, students will learn about segregation in Mexican American communities in the Southwest. The segment also highlights the impact of World War II on Latino American political conscious

# data[].attributes.headline
The History of Racial Discrimination Against Mexican Americans

# data[].attributes.subject
The History of Racial Discrimination Against Mexican Americans

# data[].attributes.body
Video

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The History of Racial Discrimination Against Mexican Americans | PBS LearningMedia

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Learn about the challenges and discrimination faced by Mexican Americans in Texas from the time of its annexation in the 1840s through the first half of the 20th century, in this video excerpt from the documentary, A Class Apart. Although they were among the original inhabitants of Texas when it became a state and were granted U.S.

# data[].attributes.body
“Asian Americans’ experiences with discrimination.” Pew Research Center, 30 November 2023, https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2023/11/30/asian-americans-experiences-with-discrimination-in-their-daily-lives/. Accessed 17 April 2024.

Carrillo, Karen Juanita. How the Chicano Movement Championed Mexican-American Identity and Fought for Change | HISTORY, 18 September 2020, https://www.history.com/news/chicano-movement. Accessed 17 April 2024.

Kratz, Jessie. “El Movimiento: The Chicano Movement and Hispanic Identity in the United States.” Pieces of History, 23 September 2021, https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/09/23/el-movimiento-the-chicano-movement-and-hispanic-identity-in-the-united-states/. Accessed 17 April 2024.

Suarez, José. “Article The Chicano Civil Rights Movement.” Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197398. Accessed 17 April 2024.

“Latino Civil Rights.” National Museum of the American Latino, https://latino.si.edu/learn/latino-history-and-culture/latino-history/latino-civil-rights. Accessed 17 April 2024.

“Chicano Movement.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Movement. Accessed 17 April 2024.