Film Review (Chicano Education Movement) The 60s are the true beginning for the Chicano movement however, I did not realize that it began with Chicano students protesting for better education. The film enlightens the harsh realities that most Chicano students faced. It turns out that most schools showed clear signs of prejudice and discrimination towards most Chicano students. Teachers made kids ashamed of their culture and showed little to no concern to the Chicano students. According to the film one of four Chicano students graduated from high school. Even after the case "Brown versus the Board" students were treated unfairly. The film suggest that it was the lack of concern for the education of Chicanos that began to challenge the traditional perception of Chicanos. Sal Castro who was a teacher at East High School helped organize students to protest. 4000 students walked out of East high, they brought attention to their cause however, some of it was not wanted. The film talks about how the Brown Berets who were a more radical group fighting for Chicanos got involved and supposedly represented security for the students. It was fascinating to see how the school board reacted after days of walk outs, they basically did nothing for a while. Walkouts continued and tensions increased, but many tried to keep things under control. If frustration got to the students then that would have led to a riot instead of a peaceful protest. Regardless, it did not matter to the police, the movie explains how the Police was there to keep the protestors down mentally and physically. An interesting detail that the movie mentions is that Bobby Kennedy supported the students. The film goes on to explain how eventually students were threatened with suspensions, loss of grants, and scholarships loss for those heading to college. Eventually parents began to show more and more support by meeting with the school board and schools returned to normal. Yet thirteen Chicano leaders were arrested and indicted facing 66 years in prison on charges of conspiracy. This was around the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy which overshadowed the Chicano movement that's when the movement went of the defensive. Apparently the FBI and other federal organizations had infiltrated groups fighting for Chicanos. It was all done to catch then "red handed", but most radical ideas where suggested by those infiltrating the groups. It was a time of inequality, during this time many other groups were fighting for equality and eventually it came to be The Civil Rights Movement. The film definitely informs the audience about early struggles for equality involving Chicanos. So many important things occurred in that generation, but I was never truly informed about this as I grew up. It seems that the death of Bobby Kennedy was not the only thing overshadowing the Chicano Movement. Regardless, the film does a great job explaining what many consider to be the true beginning to the Chicano Movement.