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Willie Velasquez Jr
Born
William C. Velasquez Jr.

(1944-05-09)May 9, 1944
Orlando, Florida
DiedJune 15, 1988(1988-06-15) (aged 44)
San Antonio, Texas
OccupationSocial Activist
SpouseJanie Sarabia
Children3

William C. Velasquez Jr. (May 9, 1944 – June 15, 1988) was an American social activist and vote organizer. He founded the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project which worked to expand Latino and Hispanic American interest and participation in the voting process. His group popularized the motto Su Voto Es Su Voz (Your Vote is your Voice).

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2016. "Willie Velasquez, 44, Hispanic Leader, Dies". The New York Times. 16 June 1988. Retrieved October 9, 2016. "WCVI - Willie Velasquez Biography"...

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Mexican American Youth Organization

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Los Cinco (meaning "the five"), consisted of José Ángel Gutiérrez, Willie Velásquez, Mario Compean, Ignacio Pérez, and Juan Patlán. MAYO and its political...

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List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

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Chicano

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Southwest Voter Research Initiative (SVRI), launched by Chicano leader Willie Velásquez, intended to educate Chicano youth about Central and Latin American...

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Southwest Voter Registration Education Project

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Voto Es Su Voz" (Your Vote is Your Voice).” SVREP founder “Willie”, as William C. Velasquez, was known to his colleagues, imagined a society that would...

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Raza Unida Party

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St. Mary's University in 1967: Jose Angel Gutierrez, Mario Compean, Willie Velasquez, Ignacio Perez, and Juan Patlan. Jose Angel explained "All of us were...

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September 1965

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September 17, 1965. p. 8-A. Sepúlveda, Juan (2014). The Life and Times of Willie Velasquez: Su Voto es Su Voz. Arte Publico Press. p. 37. "5 N.Y. Papers Closed...

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List of songs recorded by Regine Velasquez

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Trinidad Mendenhall

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13/Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. She is a recipient of the Willie Velasquez Hispanic Excellence Award and was named one of Houston's 2000 Millennium...

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History of Mexican Americans

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before collapsing in the early 1980s. Veterans from the party, such as Willie Velasquez, became active in Democratic politics and in organizing projects such...

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Fruko y sus Tesos

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percussionist Álvaro Velásquez. The lyrics are the narration of a prisoner ("preso") serving 30 years. The actual inspiration for songwriter Velásquez was a friend's...

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List of Filipino singers

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La Sonora Dinamita

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Mélida Yará (La India Meliyará), Vilma Díaz (La Diva de La Cumbia), Susana Velasquez, and other female vocalists and also several male vocalists. La Copa De...

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List of contract killers and hitmen

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List of active Major League Baseball players by country of birth

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Milwaukee Brewers R R (1994-01-22) January 22, 1994 (age 30) 3 Vince Velasquez Philadelphia Phillies San Diego Padres R R (1992-06-07) June 7, 1992 (age 31)...

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List of jockeys

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Valenzuela Alice Van-Springsteen Josef Váňa Jacinto Vásquez Cornelio Velásquez John Velazquez Francine Villeneuve Ryuji Wada Michael Walker David Walsh...

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Covers Volume 2

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Volume 2 is the 13th studio album by Filipino singer-actress Regine Velasquez, released on January 30, 2006, by Viva Records in the Philippines in CD...

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1978 FIFA World Cup squads

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had passed, the Netherlands went to the World Cup with 21 players only. Willie Johnston was sent home for failing a drug test after the first match against...

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Preakness Stakes

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Contract killing

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committing 100 (possibly 500) murders during his career. Jhon Jairo "Popeye" Velásquez, Colombian hitman who was part of the Medellín Cartel. Ilpo Larha, Finnish...

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List of autobiographies

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List of gangsta rap artists

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Eiht – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2014. Mercedes Velasquez, Rosario. "Mia X, Been Through the Storm". XXLmag.com. Retrieved 17 May...

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