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Listen "Ep. 011 A Lesson On the East Los Angeles Blowouts of 1968"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 011 of Teach The Children The Truth! Ethnic Studies and Raza Studies In the TK-12 Classroom.
Today, we are looking back on the student walkouts in East Los Angeles, a time of great upheaval and even more significant change in my birthplace of East L.A. 1968 was a watershed year for communities of color all across the United States, and here on the West Coast, and across the Southwestern states, the change would arrive in a storm of student activism that would birth a new movement, the Chicano Movement. On the 55th Anniversary of the student walkouts, we will look at the history, timeline, student demands, and outcomes (both then and now) of this pivotal moment in Chicano American history.
Below is a list of links and resources to include in your curriculum and help you develop activities that might help students see commonalities with their community struggles.
Please email me your ideas or questions at [email protected] so we can develop a list of resources.
Library of Congress Research Guides
East L.A. 1968: "Walkout!" The day high school students helped ignite the Chicano power movement (Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2018)
The 1968 East LA Walkouts and the Sorry State of US Education (UCLA)
Zinn Education Project: Walkout! (Film Resource Guide)
Sal Castro and the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts (YouTube Video)
Chicano! PBS Documentary Taking Back The Schools (YouTube/PBS Video)
Walkout! film on HBO
Precious Knowledge film can be found on Kanopy for free (connect through your local or university library) and on Vimeo for a $4.00 rental fee
Precious Knowledge film resources and clips on Dos Vatos
Today, we are looking back on the student walkouts in East Los Angeles, a time of great upheaval and even more significant change in my birthplace of East L.A. 1968 was a watershed year for communities of color all across the United States, and here on the West Coast, and across the Southwestern states, the change would arrive in a storm of student activism that would birth a new movement, the Chicano Movement. On the 55th Anniversary of the student walkouts, we will look at the history, timeline, student demands, and outcomes (both then and now) of this pivotal moment in Chicano American history.
Below is a list of links and resources to include in your curriculum and help you develop activities that might help students see commonalities with their community struggles.
Please email me your ideas or questions at [email protected] so we can develop a list of resources.
Library of Congress Research Guides
East L.A. 1968: "Walkout!" The day high school students helped ignite the Chicano power movement (Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2018)
The 1968 East LA Walkouts and the Sorry State of US Education (UCLA)
Zinn Education Project: Walkout! (Film Resource Guide)
Sal Castro and the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts (YouTube Video)
Chicano! PBS Documentary Taking Back The Schools (YouTube/PBS Video)
Walkout! film on HBO
Precious Knowledge film can be found on Kanopy for free (connect through your local or university library) and on Vimeo for a $4.00 rental fee
Precious Knowledge film resources and clips on Dos Vatos
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