Crusade for Justice

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Crusade for Justice was a prominent Chicano civil rights organization based in Denver that advocated for Mexican American empowerment, cultural pride, and social justice in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Crusade for Justice canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicano civil rights organization
Mexican American organization
activePeriod 1970s
late 1960s
activity community organizing
cultural programming
organizing protests
political advocacy
youth organizing
city Denver
linked to: Denver, Colorado
country United States
demographicServed Chicano youth
Mexican American communities in Denver
ethnicFocus Chicano
Mexican American
field civil rights
cultural activism
education
social justice
foundedBy Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
linked to: Rodolfo Gonzales
goal Mexican American empowerment
community self‑determination
educational reform
opposition to discrimination
promotion of cultural pride
social justice for Chicanos
headquarters Denver, Colorado
ideology Chicano nationalism
Mexican American empowerment
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
leader Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
linked to: Rodolfo Gonzales
location Denver, Colorado
movement Chicano Movement
linked to: Chicano movement

Mexican American civil rights movement
notableFor Mexican American civil rights activism in the 1960s and 1970s
advocacy for Chicano cultural pride
role in the Chicano Movement in Denver
regionServed American Southwest
Colorado
state Colorado

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Corky Gonzales founded Crusade for Justice
Corky founded Crusade for Justice