Chicanos

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A mural reflects upon the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Flickr

Policy

An Expression of Pride

Some of the worst racial violence in Los Angeles history occurred in June 1943 when American…

June 5th, 2018

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A demonstrator of the brown berets (L) (1968); a young woman demonstrates in favor of tougher laws on gun control (2018)

From the Brown Berets to…

March 9th, 2018

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The Chicano National Moratorium brought together more than 30,000 activists, students, families and their children to march on Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles, August 29, 1970. | Image courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.

Heritage and History

47 years of silence

August 29th, 2017