Formation of The League of United Latin American Citizens: Major Events in The Latino Civil Rights Movement

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Major Events in the Latino Civil Rights Movement

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Formation of the LULAC, founded in 1929 after deportation of


League of United 500,000 Mexican Americans were deported
Latin American due to Great Depression, fights for full access
1929 Citizens to the political process and equal educational
opportunity for all Hispanics and responding
to increases in xenophobia and anti-Hispanic
sentiment

Benjamin Nathan
Cordozo is the first
1932 Latino named to the
SCOTUS

The Bracero Program


begins
1942

The Zoot Suit Riots


1943

The Grape Boycott


1965
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The Young Lords


Organization is
1969 founded.

The Immigration
Reform and Control
1986 Act is passed.

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