Youthful wave of Latino activists tackling both past, present issues

In South Texas, Mexican American baby boomers had not inherited the patience of their antecedents. So, in the barrios and hamlets amid Texas’ farms and huge ranches, young activists organized to demand more and better schooling and economic opportunities.

But most of all, they demanded dignity and respect of their worth as human beings.

The Latino baby boomers’ movimiento focused on civil rights, and it spread through the Southwest where Latinos were most concentrated, and later, through the small Latino settlements that dotted virtually every state.”*

*From: http://www.mysanantonio.com

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