USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chicano Movement was the largest and most widespread civil rights and empowerment movement by Mexican-descent people in the United States. The key years of the movement are between 1965 and 1975 . . .

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1960s, a radicalized Mexican-American movement began pushing for a new identification. The Chicano Movement, aka El Movimiento, advocated social and political empowerment through a chicanismo or cultural nationalism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The largest and most notable organizations included the United Farm Workers Union, the Alianza Federal del Pueblos Libres, the Crusade for Justice, and the Raza Unida Party (formerly the Mexican American Youth Organization).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chicano Movement, part of the various social movements that sprung up in the 1960s and 1970s, is perhaps best known due to the work of Cesar Chavez in California with the United Farm Workers of America.