César Chávez

César Chávez

male, deceased (1993)
vegan, Chicano, Mexican-American history, nonviolence, Roman Catholic, activist…Latinocivilrightsactivist, Civil Rights
César Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American (Chicano) farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Wo...
Nativo Lopez

Nativo Lopez

male, 58 years old (Orange County, California, United States)
US Green Party politician, immigrant rights activist, Chicano political leader, Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Executive Director, president…Latinocivilrightsactivist
Lawrence "Nativo" Lopez (born 1951) is a Chicano political leader and immigrant rights activist in Southern California. Lopez is the president of...
Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta

female, 79 years old
Dolores C. Huerta, san joaquin valley, leader, Member of the Democratic Socialists of America, American, United Farm Worker…Latinocivilrightsactivist
Dolores C. Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is the co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW)....
John J. Herrera

John J. Herrera

male, deceased (1986)
World War II, from Louisiana, Mexican American, supreme court, assassination, movement…activist, Latinocivilrightsactivist, civil right
John James Herrera (April 12, 1910 - October 12, 1986) was an American attorney, activist, and leader in the Mexican American civil rights...
Carlos Cadena

Carlos Cadena

male, deceased (2001)
From San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, American, summa cum laude, Legal academic, Court of Appeals…activist, Latinocivilrightsactivist
Carlos Cadena was a lawyer, activist and judge based in San Antonio, Texas. Cadena graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas Law...
Lloyd Monserratt

Lloyd Monserratt

male, deceased (2003)
Roman Catholic, architect, Eagle Scout, Hispanic American, UCLA, gastric bypass surgery…activist, Latinocivilrightsactivist, latino
Lloyd Monserratt, was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of Ecuadorian immigrants Carlos and Olga Monserratt. His father was an...
Rueben Martinez

Rueben Martinez

male, 69 years old
Mexican American, From Santa Ana, California, Activism, leader, barber, Latinocivilrightsactivist…activist
Rueben Martinez (born in 1940 in Miami, Arizona) is a Mexican-American activist and businessman. Not seeing a future for him in the small mining...

Gustavo C. Garcia

male, deceased (1964)
San Antonio, University of Texas, Laredo, World War II, Mexican American, district attorney…Latinocivilrightsactivist, Civil Rights
Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia (July 27, 1915 - June 3, 1964) was an American civil rights attorney and advocate. Garcia was born in Laredo, Texas, and...
Rodolfo Gonzales

Rodolfo Gonzales

male, deceased (2005)
Death from renal failure, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, Chicano Movement, Activism…Latinocivilrightsactivist, activist
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales was a Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist. He convened the first-ever Chicano youth conference in March...