Mexican American Civil Rights Institute

The Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD court case revolves around a group of about two dozen parents who sued Corpus Christi ISD in 1968 for not integrating their children. It is marked as one of the first times that a coalition of African American and Mexican American parents came together for a civil rights cause.

The MACRI Symposium takes place May 30 and 31 at Texas Public Radio's Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater in downtown San Antonio.

Perales was a key figure in the founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 1929.

San Antonio's Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) works to advance forgotten chapters of Mexican American civil rights in Texas and beyond. It will host a free symposium May 17 & 18 at the Central Library downtown.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced a proposal on Monday to designate a stretch of Cevallos Street from IH-35 to Probandt Street for the civil and labor rights hero.

Sarah Gould, executive director of San Antonio-based Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI), discusses the significance of Latino civil rights history and how the organization's 2022 Symposium will address topics like voting, education and representation.