via NewsTaco.com Salvador B. Castro was born in Los Angeles and played an important part in helping students organize during the civil rights era, particularly around the LA Walkouts. He grew up partially in Mexico after his father was repatriated before returning to his hometown. He served in the Army and then went to school […]
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Latino Civil Rights Figures: César Chávez
August 4, 2011 
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[Editor's Note: This is the first in a weekly series of Latino civil rights figures and organizations profiles in a partnership between News Taco and Pa'lante Latino.] César Chávez was born in Yuma, Arizona in 1927 to a Mexican-American family with six children. He spent much of his childhood traveling with his family as they […]
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