Feb 28, 1970
Rosalio Munoz organizes a march to protest the high numbers of Mexican- Americans dying in Vietnam.
March 6, 1970
Students at Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles continue to protest educational inequalities with more walkouts.
July 7 1970
After 5 years of strike and grape boycott the United farm workers Union is successful in getting 25 powerful California grape growers to sign a 3 year Union contract.
August 29, 1970
Anti war activist Rosalio Munoz and Bob Elias organize a march and rally to protest. Many are injured and the protest turns from peaceful to chaos. Three people were killed by police sheriffs.
January 31, 1971
More than 5,000 attend a follow and anti war rally held in East Los Angeles and are attacked by police. 15 protesters are shot and one is killed.
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