Chicano movement

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Jul 28, 1848

In 1848 the article VIII guaranteed that Mexicans who remained more than one year in the ceded lands would automatically become full-fledged United States citizens.

League of United Latin American Citizens

Jul 28, 1929

In 1929 Mexican Americans formed organizations to protect themselves from perceived discrimination.Mexican Americans formed organizations to protect themselves from perceived discrimination

Mendez vs Supreme Court

Jul 28, 1947

In 1947 Mendez prohibited segregating Latino schoolchildren from white children.

Crusade for Justice in Denver

Jul 28, 1966

In 1966 Rodolfo (Corky) Gonzales to found the Crusade for Justice in Denver in 1966.

Poor people’s march

Jul 28, 2015

In 1967 Reies López Tijerina who worked on the land grant movement. He fought to regain control of what he considered ancestral lands. He became involved in civil rights causes within six years and also became a cosponsor of the Poor People's March.