Quevedo, Eduardo, 1929-1968.
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Quevedo, Eduardo, 1929-1968.
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Quevedo, Eduardo, 1929-1968.
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Leading political figure in Los Angeles Chicano community; organizer and president of the Mexican American Political Association.
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Eduardo Quevedo, a leading political figure in the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles, was a veteran of efforts to mobilize California's Mexican-American voters. Politically active for over thirty years, Quevedo was a candidate in the 1940 race for assemblyman in California's 52nd District and in 1942 in the 40th District. Although unsuccessful in these campaigns, he continued to work to make the Mexican-American community a major political force. He served as president of the Coordinating Council of Latin American Youth during and after the Zoot Suit Riot of 1943 and was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown to the Department of Employment's state advisory council. One of the organizers of the Mexican-American Political Association (MAPA), he went on to become its president during 1965-1966.
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