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Chicano! A History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement __ "The 1960s was a turbulent decade in American history, fraught with conflicts over isssues from Civil Rights to the war in Vietnam. The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, one of the least studied social movements of the 1960s, encompassed a broad cross section of issues—from restoration of land grants, to farm workers rights, to enhanced education, to voting and political rights." - illustrated - From The Journal for MultiMedia History - http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/chicano/chicano.html 

Comment on the Latino Civil Rights Crisis__ There has been a lessening of Latino civil rights and there never was full civil rights protection to begin with. This paper gives details and provides examples. - From Harvard University - http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/ 

Deporting Disparities Immigration law divides Central Americans __ Learn how American immigration laws divide Central Americans living in the US. Cubans, Nicaraguans, Guatemalans, and people from El Salvador either have or can get legal resident status. But Hondurans have no protection under American law. Learn how and why this came about. - From houstonpress.com - http://www.houstonpress.com/issues/1998-08-06/news2.html 

Documents of the Chicano Struggle __ You will read about the growth of Chicano nationalism and the desire to re-establish a Chicano homeland in the southwestern part of the United States. "A nation autonomous and free - culturally, socially, economically, and politically - will make its own decisions on the usage of our lands, the taxation of our goods, the utilization of our bodies for war, the determination of justice (reward and punishment), and the profit of our sweat." - From UCLA - http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/docs/struggle/ 
 
Hispanic Group Puts Weight Behind Gonzales __ "The National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization, embraced Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at an awards ceremony last night, breaking with other civil rights organizations that have denounced Gonzales for his role in producing the administration memo that allowed harsh treatment of detainees overseas." You can read the whole story. - From Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18406-2005Mar8.html 

Hispanic Heritage Plaza - Achievement Timeline __ Follow the history of Latino achievement and civil rights progress over the last hundred years, decade by decade. - illustrated - From hispaniconline.com - http://www.hispaniconline.com/hh/timeline/index.html 

Hispano Mundo - Census and Civil Rights __ You will find a collection of resources about the issue of Latino civil rights. - From hispanomundo.com - http://www.hispanomundo.com/Census&CivilRights.htm

National Council of La Raza __ "NCLR is an organization established to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans." - illustrated - From NCLR - http://www.nclr.org/ 

Not in my name: Latino nominee does not appeal __ A reaction to the appointment of Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general ."Latinos are not so overwhelmingly absorbed in having a top-level Latino member of the president's Cabinet as to overlook a record that consistently substitutes expediency for human rights and due process, especially on issues that have a drastic impact on Latinos, immigrants and the poor." - From sfgate.com - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/02/INGORAIISP1.DTL 

Viva Cesar E. Chavez! __ He came from humble beginnings but when he died in 1993 he was a hero to many, and his life and passing were noted in a proclamation by the president of the United States. You will find a comprehensive look at Cesar Chavez from his days as a young migrant worker in the fields to his career as head of the United Farm Workers union. - illustrated - From San Francisco State University - http://www.sfsu.edu/~cecipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm 

WWWGatekeeper.org __ "Crossing the border illegally should not be a death sentence: more than one migrant a day dies at the border." The American Friends Service Committee and the ACLU have teamed with other organizations to make this information public. This is a major civil rights website and one you should study carefully. Your language choices are Spanish and English. - From stopgatekeeper.org - http://www.stopgatekeeper.org/

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