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THEY CALLED US REBELS

THE 1968 EDCOUCH-ELSA WALKOUT

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THEY CALLED US REBELS

 

They Called Us Rebels: The 1968 Edcouch-Elsa Walkout documents the seminal demonstration of Mexican-American students as a resistance to segregation and racism on the border of South Texas.

 

 

Walkout participants and documentary interviewees from left to right:
Eddy Gonzalez, Mirtala Villarreal, Mari Lozano and Xavier Ramirez

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WALKOUT PARTICIPANTS

 

See the full list of students who participated in the walkout including those who were expelled and not allowed to return to school.


FULL LIST OF participants

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