1929 May 17

First Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

 

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is regarded as the oldest Latino rights organization in the U.S.

The group’s first convention was held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on this day.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) was founded in San Antonio, Texas, on August 1, 1968. MALDEF was devoted to legal issues involving the Latino community.

Visit the LULAC web site: http://www.lulac.org

Learn more: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States (2014)

Read: Juan Gonzales, Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America (2000)

 

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