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The Chicano Moratorium’s 50-Year Legacy

The Chicano Moratorium’s 50-Year Legacy

KQED's Forum vor 5 Jahren

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Aug. 29 marks 50 years since the National Chicano Moratorium
Against the Vietnam War took place in the streets of East Los
Angeles. Targeting the war's disproportionate Chicano mortality
rate, the protest was the largest gathering of Mexican American
demonstrators up to that point, with more than 20,000 people taking
part. But conflict between sheriff's deputies and protesters turned
the day violent, culminating in hundreds of arrests and three
deaths, including that of pioneer Latino journalist Ruben Salazar.
We’ll talk about a new project from the Los Angeles Times exploring
the Moratorium's legacy.