Rene Villagrana P.6 by Rene Villagrana

February 2, 1848-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Article VIII guaranteed that Mexicans who remained more than one year in the ceded lands would automatically become full-fledged United States citizens.

December 16, 1947- Mendez V. Westminster Supreme Court

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Prohibited segregating Latino schoolchildren from white children.

August 16, 1965- The Voting Rights Acts of 1965

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 now also allows Mexican Americans to vote.

March 6, 1968- School Walkouts

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Chicano student walk-outs, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Garfield High School, Los Angeles – 4500 students

Jan 6, 1970- The Chicana Movement Emerges

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Chicana women considered feminists. Their objective was to overcome sexist oppression not only from the outside society but also within the Chicano culture.

May 20, 2006- Widespread immigration marches

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Widespread immigration in the Chicano Movement has continued to expand in its focus and the number of people who are actively involved within the Mexican American community marches.