the brown berets modeled themselves after unity and resistance against discrimination.
the brown berets modeled themselves after unity and resistance against discrimination.
who did the brown berets model themselves afterwards?
unity and resistance against discrimination
the organization's name was then changed to young chicanos for community action or "ycca". in 1967, the ycca founded the piranya coffee house. in september 1967, sal castro, a korean war veteran and teacher at lincoln high school, met with the ycca at the piranya coffee house. the group decided to wear brown berets as a symbol of unity and resistance against discrimination. as a result, the organization gained the name "brown berets". their agenda was to fight police harassment, inadequate public schools, inadequate health care, inadequate job opportunities, minority education issues, the lack of political representation, and the vietnam war. it set up branches in texas, new mexico, colorado, new york, florida, chicago, st. louis and other metropolitan areas with large "raza" populations.
brown berets
on this date markes the march for the 48th chicano moratorium held in east los angeles. were brown berets made history. in a call for unity to the cause of the raza. were many brown berets came together. many of the formation who made there presence know were the national brown berets, brown berets de aztlan, los brown berets, brown berets of cemanahuac, brown berets national organization and autonomous brown berets.









































section::::activity in other regions.:brown berets watsonville, california.









































see main article brown berets (watsonville) of a 1994 autonomous group.









































section::::activity in other regions.:brown berets austin, texas.
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