Collection, 1966-2011 (bulk 1966-1970).

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Collection, 1966-2011 (bulk 1966-1970).

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This small collection contains writings from and materials relating to Chicano activist Carlos Cansino. The materials include an autobiographical paper written by Cansino in 1999 for a graduate history course at UNM and an undated essay, "The Chicano Movement and Bilingual Education"; flyers from Los Duranes Community Association and La Alianza Federal de las Mercedes (La Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres); press clippings either about Cansino or about Chicano activities in New Mexico during the 1960s; letters, petitions and grievances from Los Duranes Community Improvement Association in their struggle for community improvement, relating to Albuquerque Public Schools; and scattered issues of the Chicano newspapers El Papel, El Barrio, and El Grito del Norte y El Papel, all published in Albuquerque, NM, 1967-1970.

1 box (.38 cu. ft.)

eng,

spa,

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626139

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Alianza Federal de las Mercedes

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Cansino, Carlos Espinosa.

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Carlos Espinosa Cansino is a Chicano activist originally from San Antonio, Texas who was elected president of the Los Duranes Community Improvement Association in the North Valley of Albuquerque. He served in the U.S. military and graduated from the University of Albuquerque with a degree in Education. He was involved with the American G.I. Forum, worked with Reies Lopez Tijerina and La Alianza Federal de las Mercedes, organized agricultural laborers in the Midwest and helped found the Chicano n...

Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres (U.S.)

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Los Duranes Community Improvement Association.

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