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How it all began...

  • Latino/Chicano students
  • Wanted education reform and respect
  • "36 demands to bring to the Board of Education" (Contreras, 2011, para. 3).
  • Tired of the dropout rate
  • 60%
  • 40% graduated and finished high school
  • School Board did not listen, decided action must be taken

Topic: LA Walkouts

clip from the movie Walkout

http://www.carlosbarbosa.com/walkout-trailer.htm

Why am I a reliable source?

  • Goal was to fight for...
  • "Bilingual bicultural education
  • more Latino teachers/administrators
  • smaller class sizes
  • better facilities
  • revision of textbooks to include Mexican American history" (Contreras, 2011, para. 1).

The East LA Walkouts

Sal Castro, an inspirational leader

Aftermath & End result

  • Selfless
  • Cultural pride
  • Humble
  • Fearless
  • Passionate
  • Those arrested were released
  • Opened discussion
  • Awareness
  • Inspired people to change the statistics

"IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE A CHICANO."

"BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL."

Sal Castro

CHICANO

IMAGINE

THIS...

By: Liz Seter

Sal Castro and his leadership

"Let's walk out"

Escalation to violence

Questions?

How does this apply to all of us?

  • Passionate
  • Selfless
  • Humble
  • Persistent
  • Public speaking
  • Fearless
  • Cultural pride
  • Some police force and community members began to fight back
  • Many students and their families were physically attacked
  • Media did cover the Walkouts but did not show the brutality/physical abuse
  • The East LA 13

From talking to action

  • Support from Lincoln high school teacher Sal Castro
  • Would walk out of their first class period
  • Why?
  • Public schools are paid by how many students come to class, less students, less income
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