La Raza Unida Party
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La Raza Unida Party was a Mexican American political party that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s to advance Chicano civil rights, community control, and Latino political representation in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Raza Unida Party canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicano political organization
ⓘ
Mexican American organization ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater representation in city councils
ⓘ
greater representation in county governments ⓘ local control of schools ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicFocus |
Chicano
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicanos
Mexican Americans ⓘ |
| focusArea |
anti-discrimination policies
ⓘ
bilingual education ⓘ education reform ⓘ local government representation ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| founded | early 1970s ⓘ |
| goal |
build independent Chicano political power
ⓘ
challenge Democratic and Republican dominance in Mexican American areas ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–Civil Rights era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Chicano nationalism
ⓘ
Latino empowerment ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ |
| movementContext |
Chicano movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicano Movement
Chicano movement ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican American civil rights movement
|
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The United People Party ⓘ |
| notableBase |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest United States
Texas ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
political underrepresentation of Latinos
ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ |
| organizationalType | third party ⓘ |
| politicalActivity |
ran candidates in local elections
ⓘ
ran candidates in national elections ⓘ ran candidates in state elections ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
left-wing
ⓘ
progressive ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance Chicano civil rights
ⓘ
increase Latino political representation ⓘ promote community control ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South Texas ⓘ |
| socialBase | Mexican American communities ⓘ |
| targetConstituency |
Latino voters
ⓘ
working-class Mexican Americans ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.