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East LA Walkouts

Watch the video about Sal Castro & the 1968 East LA Walkouts and review the article below noting its 50th anniversary. Taking into consideration the following questions, form your reflection/analysis NOT your summary of what happened:

1.What events led up to the Walkouts?

2.Who and what should be remembered? How and why? 

3.What was the purpose of the Walkouts?

4.How was the purpose achieved or where did it fall short?

5.What other events/movements can you compare this to?

6Put yourself in the place of those participating in the Walkouts. Where do you stand? How would you describe what the issues are and what would you do?

7.What does this event say about the climate/values/messages/issues in American culture at this time? Have we changed? How or how not? Consider the article below reflecting on the last 50 years since the Walkouts.

8.What injustices do you see nowadays that are worth standing up for? Why?

9.VIDEO 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3TKnj0fXZs&t=3s

ARTICLE

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-1968-east-la-walkouts-20180301-htmlstory.html

Expert Solution

In 1968, the East Los Angeles schools witnessed historic walkouts from the Chicano students. The core reason for these walkouts was to change the educational inequality in Los Angeles Unified School District. Chicano students were not allowed to speak Spanish, and anyone who dared was punished. Girls were forced to take secretariat courses while boys were forced into taking industrial art. These and other segregations witnessed agitated the walkouts. In all these events, Sal Castrol is to remember as the teacher who helped the Chicano students channel their grievances to the school administration board. Castrol organized a conference with college and high school students who came up with demands that they later presented to the school. Sal was also the brains behind the walkouts campaign that demanded educational equality among all. Sal knew that with his involvement, his job and life were at risk, but that did not deter him from helping his students.

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