1. Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was born on June 18, 1928 in Denver, Gonzales did not had it easy on life. He grew up using his fists. In 1963, Gonzales organized Los Voluntarios a group that protested against police brutality. After two years he become a director of Dever’s War on Poverty youth programs; however, because of his involvement in the Albuquerque EEOC walkout, he was fired. Gonzales publishes his own newspaper called El Gallo: La Voz de la Justicia. During the 1960s, Gonzales wrote the most influential Chincano movement literature called “I am Joaquin.” Gonzales continued to form a new advocacy organization which was called the Crusade for Justice. “On June 29, 1968, the Crusade led a march on Denver police headquarters to protest
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During the 1950s, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez worked for the United Nations as a researcher on colonialism. “In the 1960s, she participated in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi and become coordinator of SNCC’s New York Office” (Acuna 319). She played a huge role in this movement by editing and discussing the works some major Civil Rights activists. Furthermore, she has worked with the Black Panthers. “In 1968, she moved to New Mexico, where she cofounded and published El Grito del Norte (The Call of the North) for five years, while working on various barrio projects. El Grito del Norte was the first national and international newspaper that was run and work by women. The newspaper was based in New Mexico, which gave a significant view of the historic independence of women of this region. She is the coauthor with Enriqueta Vasquezas, Viva La Raza: The Struggle of the Mexican American people; the themes of her books were based on the effects of exploitation and critiquing …show more content…
Betista Martinez compared the difficult and unfortunate events of the Vietnamese people to what Chicanos went through. “Moral outrage against the war in Southeast Asia spread among Chicanos, propelling militancy in the Chicano barrios” (Acuna 321). The anti-Vietnam war movement united Mexican together. Organization in Los Angeles such as the Congress of Mexican American Unity (CMAU) that consisted of 300 L.A organizations. Chicano activists began to organize in order to protest against the war. “Rosalio Munos, a former student body president at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Sal Baldenegro of the University of Arizona; Ernesto Vigil of the Crusade for Justice in Denver; and Manuel Gomez, a former member of MASA” (Acuna 322). The National Chicano Moratorium Committee formed by the Brown Berets hold its first demonstration on December 20, 1969. The group staged a protest on that 6000 Chicanos participated on February 28, 1970. On the morning of August 29, Chicanos from all over the U.S arrived at East Los Angeles to protest the Vietnam War. “Later in the afternoon Ruben Salazar and two coworkers from KMEX-TVA, the Spanish-language television station, stopped at the nearby Silver Dollar Bar for a Beer” (Acuna 322). Around 1250 police were place to stop the protest; however, the police beat up people and there was teat gar filling the air. Ruben Salazar was murdered by a police officer because he did not tone it down of reporting of
During the 1950s, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez worked for the United Nations as a researcher on colonialism. “In the 1960s, she participated in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi and become coordinator of SNCC’s New York Office” (Acuna 319). She played a huge role in this movement by editing and discussing the works some major Civil Rights activists. Furthermore, she has worked with the Black Panthers. “In 1968, she moved to New Mexico, where she cofounded and published El Grito del Norte (The Call of the North) for five years, while working on various barrio projects. El Grito del Norte was the first national and international newspaper that was run and work by women. The newspaper was based in New Mexico, which gave a significant view of the historic independence of women of this region. She is the coauthor with Enriqueta Vasquezas, Viva La Raza: The Struggle of the Mexican American people; the themes of her books were based on the effects of exploitation and critiquing …show more content…
Betista Martinez compared the difficult and unfortunate events of the Vietnamese people to what Chicanos went through. “Moral outrage against the war in Southeast Asia spread among Chicanos, propelling militancy in the Chicano barrios” (Acuna 321). The anti-Vietnam war movement united Mexican together. Organization in Los Angeles such as the Congress of Mexican American Unity (CMAU) that consisted of 300 L.A organizations. Chicano activists began to organize in order to protest against the war. “Rosalio Munos, a former student body president at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Sal Baldenegro of the University of Arizona; Ernesto Vigil of the Crusade for Justice in Denver; and Manuel Gomez, a former member of MASA” (Acuna 322). The National Chicano Moratorium Committee formed by the Brown Berets hold its first demonstration on December 20, 1969. The group staged a protest on that 6000 Chicanos participated on February 28, 1970. On the morning of August 29, Chicanos from all over the U.S arrived at East Los Angeles to protest the Vietnam War. “Later in the afternoon Ruben Salazar and two coworkers from KMEX-TVA, the Spanish-language television station, stopped at the nearby Silver Dollar Bar for a Beer” (Acuna 322). Around 1250 police were place to stop the protest; however, the police beat up people and there was teat gar filling the air. Ruben Salazar was murdered by a police officer because he did not tone it down of reporting of