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They called me King Tiger : a biography of the Chicano Malcolm X /

Dubbed "King Tiger" and "the Malcolm X of the Chicano Movement," Reies López Tijerina inspired Mexican-American college students of the late 1960s and early 1970s to start the Chicano Civil Rights Movement that stressed ethnic pride, ethnic studies, and opposition to police bruta...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Estrada Soto, Ángel (Director), Cordera, Inti (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Pragda, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Tijerina, Reies.
Tijerina, Reies
Civil rights workers > New Mexico > Biography.
Chicano movement.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Nouveau-Mexique > Biographies.
Chicano movement
Civil rights workers
New Mexico
documentary film.
Biographical films
Biographies
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Dubbed "King Tiger" and "the Malcolm X of the Chicano Movement," Reies López Tijerina inspired Mexican-American college students of the late 1960s and early 1970s to start the Chicano Civil Rights Movement that stressed ethnic pride, ethnic studies, and opposition to police brutality. The Chicano movement eventually faded away, but at the time of the production of this film, King Tiger was alive, living in Mexico, and wanting to tell his story.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 1, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (91 minutes)
Playing Time:01:30:35