League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Constitution (Excerpt)
Immigration and Migration
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Latino immigrants, most from Mexico, faced many problems, including low wages, poor working conditions, discrimination, and violence. They used a range of strategies to address those problems and improve their lives and status. One strategy was forming mutual aid societies, known as mutualistas, which provided migrants and immigrants economic support in times of need, opportunities to socialize, and educational and cultural activities. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and remains the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
O. Douglas Weeks, “The League of United Latin-American Citizens,†<em>Southwestern Political and Social Science Quarterly</em> 10 (December 1929).
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
1929
1941
English
Modern America (1914-1929)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Constitution Worksheet
Immigration and Migration
This worksheet helps students to analyze excerpts from the LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) constitution for meaning, language, and tone.
American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning
American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2012
1942
English
Modern America (1914-1929)