Community Service Organization
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Community Service Organization was a prominent mid-20th-century Latino civil rights and voter registration group in California that helped lay the groundwork for later farmworker and Chicano activism.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latino civil rights organization
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civil rights organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocating for civil rights legislation
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organizing voter registration drives ⓘ training local community leaders ⓘ |
| areaServed | California urban barrios ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicFocus |
Latino communities
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Mexican American communities ⓘ |
| goal |
combat discrimination against Mexican Americans
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improve social and economic conditions for Latino communities ⓘ increase political participation of Latinos ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in early Chicano political mobilization
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precursor to later farmworker organizing in California ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| mainActivity |
civic education
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civil rights advocacy ⓘ community organizing ⓘ voter registration ⓘ |
| movement |
Chicano movement
NERFINISHED
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Latino civil rights movement ⓘ farmworker rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Latino community leadership
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laying groundwork for Chicano activism ⓘ laying groundwork for farmworker activism ⓘ promoting Latino voter registration in California ⓘ |
| stateFocus | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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