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Place Created: Los Angeles, California
Year Created: 1970
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Description: The National Chicano Moratorium was an anti–Vietnam War movement organized by Mexican‑American activist groups under the National Chicano Moratorium Committee Against the Vietnam War. Its largest demonstration took place on August 29, 1970, when an estimated 20,000–30,000 Chicana/o/x protesters marched through East Los Angeles to demand an end to the war and highlight the disproportionately high casualty rate among Latino soldiers. What began as a peaceful march turned violent when law enforcement used tear gas in Laguna Park, resulting in riots and the death of journalist Rubén Salazar, a watershed moment in Chicano civil rights history.
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Los Angeles, California