n the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number of spon

taneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly when and
where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas countie
s in January 1970.
RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Me
xican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but ever
yone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more ov
ersight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano pop
ulation.n the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number
of spontaneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly w
hen and where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas
counties in January 1970.
RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Me
xican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but ever
yone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more ov
ersight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano pop
ulation.n the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number
of spontaneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly w
hen and where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas
counties in January 1970.
RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Me
xican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but ever
yone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more ov
ersight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano pop
ulation.n the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number
of spontaneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly w
hen and where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas
counties in January 1970.
RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Me
xican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but ever
yone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more ov
ersight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano pop
ulation.n the 1970s, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) formed in Texas through a number
of spontaneous grassroots political organizations. While nobody knows exactly w
hen and where the party started, RUP filed as a political party in several Texas
counties in January 1970.
RUP politicians wanted autonomy and nationalism for the Chicano population of Me
xican Americans. Anybody could join the party, regardless of ethnicity, but ever
yone was committed to the party goals of bilingual education, equal pay, more ov
ersight over police forces, and increased self-determination for the Chicano pop
ulation.