Civil Rights Movements in the United States

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to the civil rights movements, particularly focusing on Hispanic/Latino issues and their historical context.

Hispanic

Refers to native speakers of Spanish or those descended from Spanish-speaking countries.

Latino

Refers to people who come from, or whose ancestors came from, Latin America.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment of a person or group based on characteristics such as race, religion, or nationality.

LULAC

League of United Latin American Citizens, an organization formed in 1929 to protest against discrimination and fight for greater rights for Latinos.

Bracero Program

A program that allowed Mexican laborers to work in the United States during World War II to fill labor shortages.

Chicano

A term used by some Mexican Americans to express pride in their hybrid Spanish-Native American cultural identity.

Mendez v. Westminster

A court case in 1947 where it was held that segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students into separate schools was unconstitutional.

Operation Wetback

A program initiated in the 1950s to deport undocumented Mexican immigrants and some Mexican Americans from the United States.

Brown Power

A movement by young Mexican American activists emphasizing pride in their cultural identity, similar to the Black Power movement.

Civil Rights Movement

A struggle for social justice and equality for various racial and minority groups in the United States, notably African Americans, Latinos, and others.