SettingsActivists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights
Angel G. Luévano
Angel Godinez Luévano (born October 1, 1949) is a Mexican-American labor leader and activist who was the principal litigant in the class action suit Luévano v. Campbell.
Angel Godinez Luévano (born October 1, 1949) is a Mexican-American labor leader and activist who was the principal litigant in the class action suit Luévano v. Campbell.
Anita Perez Ferguson
Anita Perez Ferguson, born in 1949 in Santa Barbara, California, is a speaker, author and international consultant.
Anita Perez Ferguson, born in 1949 in Santa Barbara, California, is a speaker, author and international consultant.
Arnoldo Torres
Arnoldo Torres is a journalist, consultant, partner in the Sacramento, California based public policy consulting firm Torres & Torres, and the executive director for the California Hispanic Heal...
Arnoldo Torres is a journalist, consultant, partner in the Sacramento, California based public policy consulting firm Torres & Torres, and the executive director for the California Hispanic Heal...
Baldemar Velasquez
Baldemar Velásquez (born February 15, 1947) is an American labor union activist.
Baldemar Velásquez (born February 15, 1947) is an American labor union activist.
Bert Corona
Humberto Noé "Bert" Corona (May 29, 1918 – January 15, 2001) was an American labor and civil rights leader.
Humberto Noé "Bert" Corona (May 29, 1918 – January 15, 2001) was an American labor and civil rights leader.
Carlos Cadena
Carlos C. Cadena was a Mexican American lawyer, civil rights activist and judge based in San Antonio, Texas.
Carlos C. Cadena was a Mexican American lawyer, civil rights activist and judge based in San Antonio, Texas.
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Estrada Chavez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the...
Cesar Estrada Chavez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the...
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez (; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Assoc...
César Estrada Chávez (; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Assoc...
Dionicio Morales
Dionicio Morales ( b. 1918, Yuma, Arizona d. September 24, 2008 Beverly Hospital in Montebello, California.) ‘’ Latino civil rights leader and social entrepreneur.
Dionicio Morales ( b. 1918, Yuma, Arizona d. September 24, 2008 Beverly Hospital in Montebello, California.) ‘’ Latino civil rights leader and social entrepreneur.
Dolores Huerta
Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta is a noted American labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with César Chávez, co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the Un...
Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta is a noted American labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with César Chávez, co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the Un...
Edward Borges
Edward Borges is a strategic communications professional, with a specialty in child advocacy.
Edward Borges is a strategic communications professional, with a specialty in child advocacy.
Elizabeth Furse
Elizabeth Furse is a small business owner and faculty member of Portland State University.
Elizabeth Furse is a small business owner and faculty member of Portland State University.
Elvira Arellano
Elvira Arellano (born 1975) is a Mexican citizen from San Miguel Curahuango, Michoacán, notable for seeking sanctuary while living illegally in the United States.
Elvira Arellano (born 1975) is a Mexican citizen from San Miguel Curahuango, Michoacán, notable for seeking sanctuary while living illegally in the United States.
Ernesto Galarza
Ernesto Galarza (1905–1984) was a Mexican-American labor activist, professor, poet and writer, a key figure in the history of immigrant farm worker organization in California.
Ernesto Galarza (1905–1984) was a Mexican-American labor activist, professor, poet and writer, a key figure in the history of immigrant farm worker organization in California.
Eugene Nelson
Eugene Nelson (1929–1999) was a radical American writer and labor leader.
Eugene Nelson (1929–1999) was a radical American writer and labor leader.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa was a scholar of Chicano cultural theory, feminist theory, and Queer theory.
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa was a scholar of Chicano cultural theory, feminist theory, and Queer theory.
Gustavo C. Garcia
Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia (July 27, 1915 – June 3, 1964) was a Mexican-American civil rights attorney.
Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia (July 27, 1915 – June 3, 1964) was a Mexican-American civil rights attorney.
Hector P. Garcia
Hector Perez Garcia (January 17, 1914-July 26, 1996) was a Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
Hector Perez Garcia (January 17, 1914-July 26, 1996) was a Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
James DeAnda
James DeAnda (August 21, 1925 – September 7, 2006) was an American attorney and United States federal judge, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a...
James DeAnda (August 21, 1925 – September 7, 2006) was an American attorney and United States federal judge, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a...
Janet Murguía
Janet Murguia (born September 6, 1960) is a prominent civil rights leader in the United States.
Janet Murguia (born September 6, 1960) is a prominent civil rights leader in the United States.
John D. Trasvina
John D. Trasviña is the Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
John D. Trasviña is the Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
John J. Herrera
John James Herrera (April 12, 1910 – October 12, 1986) was an American attorney, activist, and leader in the Mexican American civil rights movement.
John James Herrera (April 12, 1910 – October 12, 1986) was an American attorney, activist, and leader in the Mexican American civil rights movement.
Juan Figueroa
Juan Figueroa is president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and former president and general counsel of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Juan Figueroa is president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and former president and general counsel of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Judy Baca
Judith Francisca Baca (born September 20, 1946) is an American artist, activist, and University of California, Los Angeles professor of fine arts.
Judith Francisca Baca (born September 20, 1946) is an American artist, activist, and University of California, Los Angeles professor of fine arts.
Julio A. Garcia
Julio Arnoldo Garcia, Sr. was a prominent attorney from Laredo, Texas, defined by a headline writer as a "legal lion" known for his passion, shrewdness, and theatrics in the courtoom."
Julio Arnoldo Garcia, Sr. was a prominent attorney from Laredo, Texas, defined by a headline writer as a "legal lion" known for his passion, shrewdness, and theatrics in the courtoom."
Las Adelitas
Las Adelitas de Aztlán was an organization started by a group of women, including Gloria Arellanes and Gracie and Hilda Reyes, who left the Brown Berets in 1970.
Las Adelitas de Aztlán was an organization started by a group of women, including Gloria Arellanes and Gracie and Hilda Reyes, who left the Brown Berets in 1970.
Lloyd Monserratt
Lloyd Monserratt (December 2, 1966 - January 9, 2003), was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of Ecuadorian immigrants Carlos and Olga Monserratt.
Lloyd Monserratt (December 2, 1966 - January 9, 2003), was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of Ecuadorian immigrants Carlos and Olga Monserratt.
Los Crudos
Los Crudos was an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois that existed from 1991 to 1998.
Los Crudos was an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois that existed from 1991 to 1998.
Luis Alfaro
Luis Alfaro (born in Los Angeles in 1963) is a renowned Chicano performance artist, writer, theater director, and social activist.
Luis Alfaro (born in Los Angeles in 1963) is a renowned Chicano performance artist, writer, theater director, and social activist.
Maria Echaveste
Maria Echaveste (born May 31, 1954), is a former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff under the second Clinton administration.
Maria Echaveste (born May 31, 1954), is a former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff under the second Clinton administration.
Mario G. Obledo
Dr. Mario Guerra Obledo (April 9, 1932 – August 18, 2010) was an American civil rights leader.
Dr. Mario Guerra Obledo (April 9, 1932 – August 18, 2010) was an American civil rights leader.
Mimi Lozano
Mimi Lozano (born in 1933) is an educator and activist for Hispanic rights who co-founded the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research and is the editor and publisher of Somos Primo...
Mimi Lozano (born in 1933) is an educator and activist for Hispanic rights who co-founded the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research and is the editor and publisher of Somos Primo...
Moctesuma Esparza
Moctesuma Esparza is an award-winning producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist.
Moctesuma Esparza is an award-winning producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist.
Nativo Lopez
Nativo Lopez-Vigil (born in 1951) is a Chicano political leader and immigrant rights activist in Southern California.
Nativo Lopez-Vigil (born in 1951) is a Chicano political leader and immigrant rights activist in Southern California.
Nelson Merced
Nelson Merced (born August 17, 1947 in New York City) is a Massachusetts Latino activist and politician.
Nelson Merced (born August 17, 1947 in New York City) is a Massachusetts Latino activist and politician.
Oscar Zeta Acosta
Oscar Zeta Acosta (April 8, 1935 – disappeared 1974) was an American attorney, politician, minor novelist and Chicano Movement activist, perhaps best known for his friendship with the Amer...
Oscar Zeta Acosta (April 8, 1935 – disappeared 1974) was an American attorney, politician, minor novelist and Chicano Movement activist, perhaps best known for his friendship with the Amer...
Quinto Sol
Quinto Sol is a publishing company with goals concerning bringing Chicano literature to the forefront of American culture and uniting all Chicanos in the United States.
Quinto Sol is a publishing company with goals concerning bringing Chicano literature to the forefront of American culture and uniting all Chicanos in the United States.
Ramsey Muniz
Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (born December 13, 1942), is an incarcerated Hispanic political activist who ran for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, each time as the nominee of the...
Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (born December 13, 1942), is an incarcerated Hispanic political activist who ran for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, each time as the nominee of the...
Raul G. Salinas
Raúl González Salinas is a private security consultant, a businessman, and a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was elected mayor of Laredo, Texas, on June 17, 2006.
Raúl González Salinas is a private security consultant, a businessman, and a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was elected mayor of Laredo, Texas, on June 17, 2006.
Rodolfo Gonzales
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles was a Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist.
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles was a Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist.
Rueben Martinez
Rueben Martinez (born in 1940 in Miami, Arizona) is a Mexican-American activist and businessman.
Rueben Martinez (born in 1940 in Miami, Arizona) is a Mexican-American activist and businessman.
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., is the executive director of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, an interest group based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he worked with Greysto...
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., is the executive director of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, an interest group based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he worked with Greysto...