History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2119 short lesson, about 20 seconds
La Raza Unida
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The idea
Building on the Crystal City vote of unit fourteen, activists there founded La Raza Unida, a third party that challenged Texas Democrats, the Yawp records.
In practice
Mexican American candidates winning office across South Texas.
Where people slip
The anchor does not carry La Raza Unida; the Yawp does. In Chicago, it adds, the Young Lords followed the Black Panthers' example.
Your place on the trail
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