Program 7. 1959-Ritchie Valens initiates Hispanic/Latin Renaissance in American culture, 1961-Emilio Azcarraga brings Hispanic television to the United States, 1963-Poet William Carlos Williams wins the Pulitzer prize, 1963-Joan Baez sings at the Civil Rights march on Washington, D.C., 1965-Cesar Chavez found the United Farm Workers of America, Program 8. 1969-Judy Baca brings the Hispanic Muralist Movement to the United States, 1973-Roberto Clemente is the first Hispanic elected into baseball's hall of fame, 1978-Hispanic golfer Nancy Lopez wins her first LPGA championship, 1980-Walter Alvarez proposes Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid impact, 1986-Franklin Chang-Diaz becomes the first Hispanic American in space, 1990-Dr. Antonia Novello is the first Hispanic Surgeon General, 2001-Linda Alvarado wins the Horatio Alger award.
Series:
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America ; v. 4
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