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This collection presents instances that highlight challenges Chicanos have faced in schools.

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  Chicano! - Taking Back the Schools

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  A Tale of Two Schools

  

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  A Tale of Two Schools

  By Maria Fleming

  Introduction

  In the early 1900s, Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, in California and the Southwest were excluded from “Whites Only” theaters, parks, swimming pools, restaurants and even schools. Immigrants from Mexico waged many battles against such discriminatory treatment, often risking their jobs in fields and factories and enduring threats of deportation. In 1945, one couple in California won a significant victory in their struggle to secure the best education for thousands of Chicano children.

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• ~ 4 years ago

  Lemon Grove Oral History Project: Lemon Grove Incident

  

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• ~ 4 years ago

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  The Lemon Grove Incident (Video)

  

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