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DISCUSSION 10 COURSE MATERIALS:
READINGS –
1968 ELA High School Walkout Demands
FILMS/VIDEOS –
Chicano! Taking Back the Schools
Walkout!
SLIDE PRESENTATIONS –
Student Struggle in “El Movimiento”
PROMPT: Compare and contrast the documentaries Chicano! Taking Back the Schools, the drama Walkout!, and an additional source from week 6 module (1968 ELA High School Walkout Demands, Student Struggle in “El Movimiento”). What did each source provide insight to regarding the conditions that Chicana/o students faced in East Los Angeles public schools, and how did Chicana/o communities challenge educational inequality during the 1960s and 1970s? Provide specific examples from the 3 course materials.