Resources on the history of the Chicano (Mexican-American) Civil Rights Movement in America.
Bracero Program
The Bracero Program has been called "legalized slavery" by critics. The program supplied US farmers with cheap labor and Mexican workers the opportunity to work in the US, and then to be deported.
Brief Overview of Mexican-American History
A chronology of the history of Mexican-Americans since 1936.
Corpus Christi Diversity
A news article looking at the "diversity" of Corpus Christi since 1839. A chronology of the civil rights achievements by various groups in this Texas town.
History of LULAC
The oldest Latino civil rights organization in America details their history
in fighting for Mexican-American and other Latino civil rights.
History of Mexican Americans in California
A five part look at the history of Mexican-Americans from the war with
Mexico to the present.
Land Rights
The struggle of Hispanic families who struggled to keep their land after the Mexican-American War.
The Making of MEChA
Jorge Tapia presents the history and circumstances surrounding the creation of El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan.
Operation Wetback in Texas
A look at the government project that would remove legal and illegal Mexican immigrants from the United States.
Raza Unida Party
A history of the political party formed to unite and empower Mexican-Americans.
Texas Civil Rights Movement
A look at the history of Black and Chicano civil rights in Texas.
Zoot Suit Riots
Information about the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots aimed at the Pachucos.