East L.A. walkouts
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The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of 1968 protests by Chicano students against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools. The first walkout o
Students activists arrested during the walkouts
Brown Berets
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The Brown Berets is a Chicano paramilitary organization that emerged during the Chicano Movement in the United States during the late 1960s. David Sanchez and Carlos Montes co-founded the group modele
East L.A. walkouts
…of Chicano teenagers, Young Citizens for Community Action. This group eventually evolved into Young Chicanos For Community Action, then later as the Brown Berets, still fighting for Chicano equality in California. Esparza graduated 12th grade in 1967, and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles…
Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, flanked by Brown Berets, at a 1971 rally during the Chicano movement
Four Brown Berets leaders: Fred Lopez, David Sanchez, Carlos Montes, and Ralph Ramirez in Los Angeles, California, 1968
Brown Beret in Fresno, California for No on Prop 187 (1994)