An indispensable resource for students investigating social, political, feminist, and artistic activism, this book provides an overview of the major trends, influences, and creative accomplishments of the Chicana/o Movement.

• Fosters an understanding of the social, political, cultural, and ideological framework of the U.S. Chicana and Chicano Movement of the mid1960s, 1970s, and after.

• Describes important organizations, leaders, events, and places that made up the diverse social movement calling for an end to racist structures that directly impacted Chicana and Chicano communities in the United States

• Provides readers with highlights of the movement with attention to the contributions of women and the arts, sometimes overlooked in other collections on this subject

• Includes resources for further research on each of the topics