During the 1960s, the mural movement promoted the Chicano Movement since it:
Raised awareness
Reflected the voice of people
Called the people to action through art
The Chicano Movement of the 1960s, also known as the Chicano civil rights movement or El Movimiento, constituted a civil rights movement spreading the Mexican-American civil rights movement of the 1960s with the stated purpose of achieving Mexican American empowerment.