About This Lesson
This lesson highlights some of the major events that have taken place and are currently taking place in the on-going struggle for civil rights in America. The power point is detailed and tailored for students who are in an A.P. Government class.
This lesson features several events up until the early 2000s, including:
Gonzalez v. Williams
The Jones Act of 1917
The League of United Latin American Citizens
The fight for minimum wage with Emma Tenayuca
Hispanics in WWI and WWII
Zoot Suit Riots of 1943
Mendez v. Westminster School District
Activism in the 1960s
