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Labor & Activism
Sal Castro
1933–2013Los Angeles, CAItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Teacher who led 1968 East LA school walkouts (Chicano Blowouts)
Biography
Teacher who led 1968 East LA school walkouts (Chicano Blowouts); Italian-Mexican heritage; educational civil rights icon. Led 1968 East LA student walkouts; transformed LA school system; dedicated educator for 40 years
Notable For
- Teacher who led 1968 East LA school walkouts (Chicano Blowouts)
- Italian-Mexican heritage
- educational civil rights icon
Honors & Recognition
- Led 1968 East LA student walkouts
- transformed LA school system
- dedicated educator for 40 years
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Labor & Activism
- Specialty
- Education/Civil Rights
- Years
- 1933–2013
- Birth Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Mexican-Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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