First LULAC Convention

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Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States

Founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest active Latino civil rights organization. Its founding members wanted to end discrimination against Mexican Americans and raise their communities out of poverty.

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Title: First LULAC Convention
Creator: Unknown
Location Created: Corpus Christi, (Tx.)
Subject Keywords: Corpus Christi; Organization; Civil Rights; Mexican American; Racial Discrimination; Political Organizations; LULAC
Type: Photograph
Rights: First LULAC Convention - Corpus Christi, TX - 5/17/1929? Courtesy of Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Medium: Color Photograph

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