Box 82d
Container
Contains 1 Result:
TV news interview with Sr. Kika de la Garza (Texas Deputy) who states that Spanish-speaking people of the USA must unite to have a powerful voice in the country. Interview with Sr. Estevan Torres (Chicano politician); TV special discussing language in schools and equal rights for Chicana/o youth. (no date)
Item — Box: 82d, DVD: 13
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Reies Lopez Tijerina Papers document Tijerina's career as a Chicano activist in New Mexico with the bulk of the collection reflecting his activities from 1963-1978. Tijerina is most remembered for his June 5, 1967 raid on the Rio Arriba County Courthouse in Tierra Amarilla and the ensuing trial in which he defended himself to a 'not guilty' verdict. The majority of the collection consists of the records of the land grant organization that he founded in 1963, the Alianza Federal...
Dates:
1969-2002