Education in the 1950s-1960s

No official segregation

However, large cities (like Los Angeles) were seeing "white flight," where white families were leaving the inner city and moving into the suburbs, leaving minorities behind.

were now the majority at many inner city schools and funding for schools moved to the suburbs. "Urban" schools now were stigmatized as minority institutions

Mexican and Black students

de facto- in effect, whether by law or not

stigma-a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person

"de facto" school segregation

White Flight Leads to...

Previous Generations

had "Americanized"

so this new generation of Chicanos wanted to connect back to their roots.

The first hint of major Chicano youth movements started in 1967.

Students felt the system set them up for failure

Schools mostly trained students for the jobs the district thought they would be doing after high school (factory workers, farm workers, etc.).

Students viewed their schooling system as a racist system that continued to contribute to their suppression.