Cultural Heritage:

ID: 1978
This file appears in: Ramsey Muñiz
Cultural Heritage:
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The Raza Unida flag features the imagery of Aztlan, or the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples. The RUP call for a recovery of Mexican American heritage echoed those of the Chicano movement, the Mexican American Youth Organization, and earlier Tejano movements.

This file appears in: Ramsey Muñiz

By Skylar Ray & Regina Wenger
When Ramiro “Ramsey” Muñiz ran for governor of Texas in 1972, he became the first candidate of Hispanic descent to run for the state’s gubernatorial seat. Despite Muñiz’s controversial legacy, his career was, for many, as inspiring as it was…