Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Timeline

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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