Chicano Movement

Question 1

Who was Corky Gonzalez

Answer 1

A boxer and activist who was a leader in the Chicano movement, wrote the poem “Yo Soy Joaquin”

Question 2

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Answer 2

Creators of United Farm Workers who fought for improving working conditions

Question 3

What was the Chicano movement

Answer 3

A political movement that aimed to empower Mexican Americans and fight for their rights

Question 4

1965 Delano Strike

Answer 4

Filipino farmers went on strike demanding better wages/ working conditions

Question 5

1966 March to Sacramento

Answer 5

March from Delano to Sacramento to raise awareness for Delano Grape Strike and demanding better wages/ working conditions

Question 6

Reies Lopez Tijerina

Answer 6

A man who organized hundreds of Mexican Americans to advocate for the return of land grants, leader of Alianza Federal de Mercedes

Question 7

1966 Echo Amphitheater Occupation

Answer 7

Members of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes, led by Reies Tijerina, occupied Echo Amphitheater, a picnic ground within the Carson National Forest in New Mexico

Question 8

1967 Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid

Answer 8

Reies Tijerina stormed a group to a courthouse to free detained Alianza members and arrest District Attorney Alfonso Sanchez