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In the 1940s and 1950s, Mexican Americans were engaged in the process to end racial discrimination and inequality in American society. Which Mexican American organizations took the lead in bringing about he integration of people of Mexican ancestry as first class citizens of the United States? What actions did they take to eliminate racism and discrimination?
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In 1948, war veteran Dr Hector P. Garcia founded the American GI Forum to address the concerns of Mexican American veterans who were being discriminated against. The AGIF’s first campaign was on the behalf of Felix Longoria, a Mexican American private who was killed in the Philippines in the line of duty. Upon the return of his body to his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, he was denied funeral services because he was Mexican American.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mexican_sentiment
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