"Treatment of Hispanics in America (1960s)"

Jorge Cabanillas
period-3

In the 1960s hispanics in the U.S. were treated unfairly. They were discriminated against and socially and politically oppressed. So much that hispanic movements were created to go against the government and societies un-just treatment. The song "Justicia, T ierra, y Libertad" by Mana relates to this subject for the fact that the songs lyrics are about ending racism, and starting a revolution of love for all people no matter what race, ethnicity, or religion.

An example of hispanic treatment:


Song Relating to Topic Lyrics-
Justicia, Tierra, y Libertad
By Mana:

Justicia, Tierra y Libertad
Justicia, Tierra y Libertad

Oye tu mi canto
Oyelo, Oyelo
Oye tu mi llanto
Oyelo, Oyelo

Hermanos y hermanas de otras razas
de otro color y un mismo corazon
rezas y rezas y nada enderezas
por eso hagamos la revolucion, de amor
Oye

Estamos exigiendo todo el respeto
respeto al indio y a su dignidad
ya lo dijo Villa, dijo Zapata

Justicia, Tierra y Libertad
Justicia, Tierra y Libertad

Oye tu mi canto
Oyelo, Oyelo
Oye tu mi llanto
Oyelo, Oyelo
Oye tu mi canto
Oyelo, Oyelo
Oye tu mi llanto
Oyelo, Oyelo

Como tendriamos libertad?
Como tendriamos dignidad?
Como desearia yo
Como desearia el amor

Cuando tendremos la democracia?
Cuando tumbemos la burocracia
Cuanto desearia yo
Menos demencia y mas amor

Amor, dolor, amor
Oye tu mi canto

Justicia, Tierra y Libertad
Justicia, Tierra y Libertad
Justicia, Tierra y Libertad
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/mana-justicia-tierra-y-libertad-lyrics.html

Link to video of song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=m15y1KhVgig
Annotations-
Line 1: “Justicia, Tierra y Libertad” translation= Justice, Land, and Liberty
Line 2: “Oye tu mi canto” translation= Listen to my song
Line 3: “Oye tu mi llanto” translation= Listen to my cry
Line 7-10: “Hermanos y hermanas de otras razas
de otro color y un mismo corazon
rezas y rezas y nada enderezas
por eso hagamos la revolucion, de amor” translation= Brothers and sisters of other races and other colors but with the same heart
u pray and pray but you don’t straighten
that’s why lets make the revolution of love
Line 12-14: “Estamos exigiendo todo el respeto
respeto al indio y a su dignidad
ya lo dijo Villa, dijo Zapata” translation= We are demanding all the respect
Respect to the Indian and his dignity
Villa already said it, and Zapata too(Villa as in referring to Pancho Villa a Mexican revolutionary general and, Zapata as in referring to Emiliano Zapata a powerful Mexican figure who formed and commanded a revolutionary force against the Mexican president who was also a dictator.
Line 25-28: “Como tendriamos libertad?
Como tendriamos dignidad?
Como desearia yo
Como desearia el amor” translation= How would we have liberty?
How would we have dignity?
How I wish
How I wish for love.
Line 29-32: “Cuando tendremos la democracia?
Cuando tumbemos la burocracia
Cuanto desearia yo
Menos demencia y mas amor” translation= When will we have democracy?
When we overthrow bureaucracy
I wish there was less dementia and more love.
Line 33: “amor, dolor, amor” translation= love, pain , love

March 26,2008 class work

Questions:
1.How is the art of rhetoric evident in Cheif Joseph's speech?
2.Who is he addressing in this speech?
3.Who is he indicating and why?
4.Identify any heroic characteristics?
5.Why is this speech Protest Literature?

Answers:
1.Rhetoric art is evident in Cheif Joseph's speech because of the power used in his words and the way he expresses his feelings towards his land.
2.Cheif Joseph is addressing the entire U.S. government.
3.Cheif Joseph is indicating the white men(settlers) who are moving to his peoples land. The Cheif is doing this, because of the fact that the settlers are coming into his land and basically kicking him and his people out of the land in which they have lived on for so many years.
4.Well Cheif Joseph even though settlers and the government tried to push him and his people out of their land he held his ground and did not move for quite some time. Also when issues got to intense with the settlers he offered to settle it in pacific terms rather than bloodshed. But when the government issued the order to make him and his people either leave the land on their own or be forced out by army troops. He chose to lead his people out to not have any unnecessary deaths, even though his fathers body was burried on that land and his father told him to not give it up. He still did it for the sake of his people. Self sacrifice for others, courageous, boldness and being noble is considered to be heroic and Cheif Joseph had all those qualities.
5.This speech is protest literature for the fact that it demonstrates an arguement towards a subject and captivates the reader into seeing the matter from its point of view.