The 1960’s were a time of movement and struggle for the Chicanos in the United States. Chicano students felt that they were being deprived their education and that it was becoming a big problem. This had been the first time that they had actually begun making actions since there were some in college, and they realized that what was being done was unfair. High school students had begun to talk and begun to plan their walkouts. They had many reasons to

act; they were unfairly judged and taught. Many children, in lower grades were being put in “Mexican schools” and would be punished for speaking Spanish.

Finally, on to the education struggle for the Chicano high school students who walked out in protest against the school districts in California and the Southwest. The problems and complaints ranged from big to small. The students felt they weren’t being led in the right direction, as they would be advised to prepare for a life of manual labor. The counselors never advised them of any possible college futures. There was an overall lack of concern for the Chicano students. The students realized the problem and began to talk amongst themselves and got advice and support from local Chicano college students who saw the problems as well and demanded change for their younger peers. Their demands were not being addressed and instead ignored by the faculty. Their patience held up no more so they all joined together in the walkouts that brought attention to the problems to local parents and leaders. The walkouts eventually gained national attention and began to attract many leaders in support of their beliefs such as Robert Kennedy who was a prominent leader of Civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The protests led to police intervention and then became violent when the students became victims of police brutality. The parents became involved as well as some of the faculty, especially a man named Sal Castro who eventually lost his teaching privileges for supporting the students. Along with Castro, the FBI pinpointed many of the student leaders and other community members as subversives and conspirators. After much protest and a long awaited meeting with the school board, the teacher, Castro was reinstated, and things seem to change. The stu

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