Thirty years after his death, Texans are celebrating the memory of Willie Velásquez, a pioneering voters’ rights advocate and founder of the Southwest Voter Registration and Education (SVREP). Velásquez, who is remembered for his slogan “Your Vote is Your Voice,” died at the young age of 44, leaving as legacy a historic voter roll of Latino citizens and many representatives elected to office as a result of his outreach campaigns. The jurist José Angel Gutiérrez, another pioneering civil rights figure and co-founder of La Raza Unida Party, and SVREP Vice President Lydia Camarillo reflect on Velásquez’s legacy with Samuel Orozco.
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