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Felicitas Méndez was a civil rights pioneer. She took on the board of education in the landmark Méndez vs. Westminster desegregation case that paved the way for Brown vs. Board of Education. 26.
Their father, Nicasio Idar, was a strong and proud man, who advocated for civil rights and social justice for Mexican-Americans. He edited and published La Crónica, which became a major voice for Mexican and Tejano rights. Jovita wrote articles under a pseudonym, exposing the poor living-conditions of Mexican-American workers and supported the ...
Mexican women's rights activists (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Mexican human rights activists" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
Pages in category "Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
John J. Herrera (1910–1986) – civil rights leader [162] Dolores Huerta (born 1930) – civil rights leader; Jovita Idar (1885–1946) – journalist, political activist and civil rights worker; Ralph Lazo (1924–1992) – advocated on behalf of Japanese American internment victims. Nativo Lopez (1951–2019) – civil rights activist
Lydia María Cacho Ribeiro (born 12 April 1963) is a Mexican journalist, feminist, and human rights activist.Described by Amnesty International as "perhaps Mexico's most famous investigative journalist and women's rights advocate", Cacho's reporting focuses on violence against and sexual abuse of women and children.
Maria del Rosario "Rosie" Castro (born 1947) is an American civil rights activist and educator from San Antonio, Texas, who has been involved in several prominent groups, such as the Young Democrats of America, the Mexican American Youth Organization, the Committee for Barrio Betterment, and the Raza Unida Party. [1]
Another famous Mexican-American Vietnam War activist is Joan Baez, but she conducted her protests through music.Credited with resurrecting the dying art of folk music along with her contemporary ...