Displacement of the residents of Chavez Ravine revealed the political climate of the period, the racism, public attitude toward public housing, and the most importantly Mexican American resistance. In your own words and no more than 1000 words how did it shape Mexican American politics of the period. You can note how this struggle advanced social justice. Why is this event is so important in Mexican? American history. This is really a critically thinking question. Rather than an answer you can draw just from a reading.