Before I start talking about the Chicano Civil rights movement I would like establish what a Chicano Is. A Chicano is a person with descendants of Mexican ancestors but not born in Mexico but in the United State’s. Till this day People have misconceptions about Chicanos, for example they are immigrants’ from Mexico or South America, or they are the same as Hispanics and Latinos but when in reality these groups are very different. Chicanos also struggle within their own culture according to a Mexican, Chicanos are traders of the Mexican culture or ways of living because they were born in America the Mexican community see’s them as “white washed” or sell outs because Chicanos also embrace American culture as well as their Mexican roots. When
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Denver would come to see boycotts, strikes, even riots as part of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Colorado would see who are now recognized as important leader in the Chicano civil rights movement. Like Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was one of eight children born in Denver Colorado to parents who migrated here from Chihuahua Mexico. Being a second-generation immigrant Corky was a Chicano and knew first hand how it felt to not be accepted by society and looked at as a foreigner even though he was born in the United States. So in order to stand up for himself and others in his community he founded The Crusade for justice, which was primarily, based in Denver Colorado, in the mid-1960s. The Crusade’s influence was to be more widely felt as its spokesperson Corky, actively participated in politics in Colorado he also was a former official of the Democratic Party; Gonzales ran for Colorado State Representative but was defeated he then focused on voter registration for John F. Kennedy Presidential campaign because Kennedy was a big supporter of the Chicano Unions and civil rights laws, and Gonzales successfully registered more Mexican Americans voters than any other time in Colorado’s history. Gonzales made his final political effort in 1967 when he ran for Denver Mayor, however he lost again. After his last attempt at being a politician Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales pursued creative writing throughout his life. He wrote a famous poem “Yo Soy Joaquin” or “I am Joaquin” which was published in 1967. This poem became a bright idea in the Chicano Movement and has been quoted in protest literature, published in plays, and reprinted in several
Denver would come to see boycotts, strikes, even riots as part of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Colorado would see who are now recognized as important leader in the Chicano civil rights movement. Like Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was one of eight children born in Denver Colorado to parents who migrated here from Chihuahua Mexico. Being a second-generation immigrant Corky was a Chicano and knew first hand how it felt to not be accepted by society and looked at as a foreigner even though he was born in the United States. So in order to stand up for himself and others in his community he founded The Crusade for justice, which was primarily, based in Denver Colorado, in the mid-1960s. The Crusade’s influence was to be more widely felt as its spokesperson Corky, actively participated in politics in Colorado he also was a former official of the Democratic Party; Gonzales ran for Colorado State Representative but was defeated he then focused on voter registration for John F. Kennedy Presidential campaign because Kennedy was a big supporter of the Chicano Unions and civil rights laws, and Gonzales successfully registered more Mexican Americans voters than any other time in Colorado’s history. Gonzales made his final political effort in 1967 when he ran for Denver Mayor, however he lost again. After his last attempt at being a politician Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales pursued creative writing throughout his life. He wrote a famous poem “Yo Soy Joaquin” or “I am Joaquin” which was published in 1967. This poem became a bright idea in the Chicano Movement and has been quoted in protest literature, published in plays, and reprinted in several