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Latino Political Activism in Iowa
Every wondered how Latino politics developed one of the Midwest’s smaller communities? Janet Weaver’s article on Mexican American activism in Davenport, Iowa, is a gem.
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California Federation for Civic Unity
The California Federation for Civic Unity was an important civil rights group that operated between 1946 and 1956 and served as multicultural meeting place where Mexican American leaders got to know other civil rights advocates. Continue reading
Catholic Labor Institute in Los Angeles
The Catholic Labor Institute in Los Angeles worked the Community Service Organization and garment and steel workers to advance a progressive, non-Communist agenda after World War II. Continue reading
Posted in California, Religious, Unions
Tagged CSO, ILGWU, Roybal, Tony Rios, UE, USWA
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