Mario Compean of La Raza Unida for Governor (1978) - KSAT Collection

Duration: 1:35

Year Published: 1978

Sound: sound

Description: In this news segment for San Antonio’s KSAT-TV, broadcast on February 4, 1978, Mario Compean of La Raza Unida Party announces his candidacy for Texas governor. Reporter Don Mooney introduces Compean’s campaign. Compean is an activist who founded Chicano empowerment groups like the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) and La Raza Unida Party. La Raza Unida Party was the state’s third political party between 1970 and 1978, which focused on empowering the Latinx community.