Review: Rethinking the Chicano Movement

Rethinking the Chicano Movement by Marc Simon Rodriguez
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a good analysis of the Chicano movement of the 60s and 70s. The rise of the Chicano movement happened about the same time as the Civil Rights movement. Several activist groups contributed to the education and support of these communities. Rodriguez looks at how political activism, urban politics, youth and college campuses, the media and Chicano authors, and art supported the Chicano movement. He specifically concentrated his discussion in cities that had a high concentration of Mexican-Americans such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and San Antonio. As African-Americans fought for civil and human rights and equality, so did Mexican-Americans. And that fight continues.

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