The Boat Race Incident | Austin Revealed: Chicano Civil Rights

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Austin KLRU Chicano movement El Despertar Austin Aqua Fest power boat boat races boat racing Lady Bird Lake gentrification Aqua Festival gentrification Brown Berets Paul Hernandez political groups political activism political protests Chicanos Mexican Americans Austin Revealed
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Boat Race Incident | Austin Revealed: Chicano Civil Rights

The Austin Aqua Festival featured power boat races in East Town Lake (now East Lady Bird Lake). Austin Chicanos and Chicanas discuss their efforts to thwart the races and battle against gentrification.
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PBS Learning Media

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