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How 1968 East L.A. Student Walkouts Ignited the Chicano Movement
Thousands of Mexican American students participated in the 'Blowout,' the first urban, youth-led protest of the burgeoning Chicano civil rights crusade. By Antonio Mejias-Rentas | History | Aug. 17, 2023 ... -
Bobby Lee Verdugo, Leader of 1968 LA School Walkout, Dies
By: The Associated Press~ NY Times ~ May 2, 2020 Bobby Lee Verdugo, one of the leaders of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkout to protest discrimination and ... -
The 1968 East L.A. High School Walkouts: How the Chicano student movement created Chicano Studies
Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, co-founder of the CSULB Chicano & Latino Studies department and a participant in the 1968 East L.A. high school walkouts, will wrap up this commemorative series with a ...