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ContributorsChávez, Gus (Director) / McGrew, Gustavo (Host) / Lancaster, Carol (Producer) / Marín, Christine (Author) / Chicano Media Productions (Tucson, Ariz.) (Contributor)
Created1985
Description

This three-part program traces Chicano heritage and influence in Arizona's history between the 1600s and the 1950s. It begins with a consideration of Mexican immigrants' role in pioneering Arizona's first non-Indigenous settlements, discusses these settlers' conflicts with Indigenous peoples and Anglo settlers, recounts Mexican-American contributions to Arizona's economic growth, chronicles

This three-part program traces Chicano heritage and influence in Arizona's history between the 1600s and the 1950s. It begins with a consideration of Mexican immigrants' role in pioneering Arizona's first non-Indigenous settlements, discusses these settlers' conflicts with Indigenous peoples and Anglo settlers, recounts Mexican-American contributions to Arizona's economic growth, chronicles rising racism towards, discrimination against, and segregation of Mexican-Americans, and finally studies Mexican-American work to secure equal rights.

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ContributorsLewis, Jon, 1938-2009 (Film producer) / Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 (Depicted)
Created1971
DescriptionThis black and white documentary film depicts United Farm Workers activists in California. It features photographs by Jon Lewis and speeches by and photographs of Cesar Chavez.