Title: Student Activism: 1968 Los Angeles Walkouts to Gen Z Justice
Speaker: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Dr. Manuel Haro (Assistant Director Emeritus, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center); Daphne Frias (Youth Activist)
Series: A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events
Date: October 19th, 2021
Running Time: 40:46 minutes
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Description:
Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with youth activist Daphne Frias and scholar Dr. Manuel Haro to discuss Latino student activism. The episode focuses on the 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts, one of the largest student-led marches in American history, alongside the contemporary justice pursued by Gen Z students at the intersection of disability, educational, and civic activism. Library materials include photograph collections and periodicals. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access here.
