"We will have equality, and we will have it for ourselves. We will not wait for equality for our children."
-- Carlos Guerra, South Texas student activist, 1969
High school and college students organized walkouts. Workers went on strike and marched hundreds of miles. US military veterans banded together to combat racism and police brutality.
From the Coastal Bend to the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas has been shaped by a rich history of activism and protest.
This educational project features curated collections of historical documents related to some of the key events, organizations, and people whose willingness to go against the grain changed the trajectory of the region's history. Each document collection below includes several primary sources, as well as historical context, related to its respective topic.
The project also highlights the work of high school and college students (in the present), who have created posters, zines, blogs, and StoryMaps in order to share these stories with their friends, classmates, and neighbors. These posters can be viewed by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
PHOTO SOURCE: Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. "United Farm Worker protestors marching." UTA Libraries Digital Gallery. https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10007784
Document Collections
Click on the topics below to examine historical documents.
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