The West High Walkout

Historias Unknown

On March 20, 1969, students of West High in Denver, CO walked out of their classes to protest racism. This became one of the most violent student protests in US history. The students were demanding bilingual classes, the firing of a racist teacher, for teachers to quit steering students toward the armed forces and more.

On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this moment in US History.

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Sources

• https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mexican-american-students-walkout/
• https://www.veteransofhope.org/veterans/rodolfo-corky-gonzales/
• https://www.historycolorado.org/press-release/2015/03/25/latino-students-denvers-west-high-walked-out-week-1969-protest
• https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-blowout-1969/#
• https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-school-walkout-of-1969-huelga-de-west-high-school-en-1969-2015/
• https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/
• https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/
• https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-of-the-most-violent-student-protests-in-colorado-took-place-50-years-ago-today/73-005d4626-9536-47b8-87d8-102ba1ba2536
• https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/
• https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/

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