The East L.A. walkouts accomplished nothing immediately for the people involved. All 39 demands presented by the Educational Issues Coordinating Committee immediately after the walkouts were rejected by the L.A. Board of Education. The board claimed that there was no money to implement the committee’s proposed changes. Regardless, the East L.A. walkouts remain one of the largest student protests in the history of the United States. They also contributed to the wider Chicano movement as it sought civil rights for Latinos.
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