Book cover of Oscar Zeta Acosta's "Revolt of the Cockroach People" with enormous close-up of a cockroach on a yellow background.
Today in #LaborHistory 1/31/1971: #antiwar #riot East #LosAngeles. #Chicano Moratorium. 8/29 #police killed 3, incl Journalist #RubenSalazar. Salazar is portrayed in Oscar Acosta's 1973 #novel Revolt of the Cockroach People.
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The #Redesign of #RubenSalazarPark in #EastLA should capture the memories and stories of the #ChicanoMoratorium. #RubenSalazar #JamesRojas bit.ly/4pFG2JI
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1970, an LA County sheriff assassinated #Chicano journalist #RubenSalazar. He'd made himself unpopular with #FBI by reporting on police #racism. At an antiwar protest, an officer fired a 10-inch teargas projectile designed to penetrate walls into his face.
Remembering slain L.A.Times journalist Ruben Salazar who once said, ‘They don’t want the press to rock the boat. And I think it’s the press’s obligation to rock the boat.’
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Silver Dollar Bar 1970
August 29, 1970 - Between 15 and 30 thousand predominantly Chicanos (Americans of Mexican descent) gathered in East LA’s Laguna Park as the culmination of the Chicano National Moratorium.
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Cover of Oscar Zeta Acosta's "The Revolt of the Cockroach People," with a close up of an insect's face, against a yellow background.
Today in #LaborHistory 8/29/1970: #LAPD brutally attacked 10,000 #Chicano #antiwar demonstrators, killing 3, inclu journalist #RubenSalazar. He covered #Tlatelolco Massacre Mexico City & #police abuse of Chicanos. Salazar was portrayed in Oscar Acosta's 1973 #novel “Revolt of the Cockroach People.”
Excerpt from LA Raza newspaper (1970), via UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center. The headline reads "Laguna Park Why?"
Excerpt from LA Raza newspaper (1970), via UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center. The headline reads "Ruben Salzar Murdered."
Friday is the 55th anniversary of the Nat'l Chicano Moratorium.
In #EastLA, thousands protested the Vietnam War on Aug 29, 1970. When the peaceful march turned violent, journalist #RubenSalazar ran into a bar & was killed by sheriff's tear gas canister.
La Raza: ucla.app.box.com/s/sixvg1l3d5...
Journalist Ruben Salazar was killed by a sheriff's tear gas canister during Nat'l Chicano Moratorium on Aug 29, 1970.
Aug 15–Sep 19: Latino Theater Company play “August 29” shares personal stories related to this moment in the Chicano Movement. www.latinotheaterco.org/august29 #LAThtr #RubenSalazar
Why the death of Ruben Salazar matters.
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Such crazy & great folk in #SanDiego! But do remember TACO Gestapo don't know how 2 use those Stun Grenades. FriendsAmigos, remember, keep your #EyesOpen!. We must make yall aware that it was a projectile like TACO Gestapo used that killed great writer Ruben Salazar #RubenSalazar #ChicanoMoritorium.
Sneak peek at one of our special thank-you gifts for KPFA's 76th #birthday on April 15th! #CulturalDiversity #FreedomOfThePress #RupertGarcia
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Bottom: #billieholiday #EmilianoZapata #angeladavis
Book cover of Oscar Zeta Acosta's "Revolt of the Cockroach People" with enormous close-up of a cockroach on a yellow background.
Today in #LaborHistory 1/31/1971: #antiwar #riot East #LosAngeles. #Chicano Moratorium. 8/29 #police killed 3, incl Journalist #RubenSalazar. Salazar is portrayed in Oscar Acosta's 1973 #novel Revolt of the Cockroach People.
#freepress #books #fiction #novel #writer #author
