Chicano Moratorium 
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8/28/2022
The Chicano Moratorium in East LA and Ventura County
by Frank P. Barajas
Chicano Moratorium commemorations continue today in communities in and out of East Los Angeles as they mark a history that centers on the experience of ethnic Mexican and Latinx peoples in the US to inspire and reinspire the young and old, to continue their struggle to realize the ideal of justice for all.
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9/13/2020
Twenty-One Days Later: Ventura County's Participation in the Chicano Moratorium of 1970
by Frank P. Barajas
Police responded brutally to the 1970 Chicano Moratorium protest march in East Los Angeles, including killing journalist Ruben Salazar. This news spread to smaller Chicano communities in the state and beyond and sparked a politicial movement for justice that echoes today.
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SOURCE: NPR
8/28/2020
Protests, Yesterday and Today
Historian Lorena Oropeza discusses the Chicano Moratorium protests against the war in Vietnam and the denial of opportunity to ethnic Mexican people in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
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SOURCE: Herald-Mail Media (From Los Angeles Times)
8/31/2020
50 Years Later, Mexican American Vietnam War Vets Recall Protests That Conflict Inspired
At the 50th anniversary of the 2nd Chicano Moratorium protest against the Vietnam War, Mexican American veterans and historians reflect on how the war and the protests affected Mexican Americans.
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