Aug 2009
Chicano Moratoreum & Anniversaries
August 29, 2009
August 29, 1970 - Walking on Beverly Blvd
August 29, 1970 - Demonstrators on Whittier Blvd taken by George Rodriguez. This was a handout for the series CHICANO! that aired on PBS.
August 29, 1970 - On Ditman Ave near Percy St.
August 29, 1970 - Aerial Photo of burning buildings.
August 28, 1977 - Heading west on Whittier Blvd.
August 30, 1980 - Heading west on Whittier Blvd.
August 25, 1990 - Tracy Ann Morales was one of the 5,000 people at a rally at Belvedere Park.
August 25, 1990 - Scott Lopez and John Torres were some of the 5,000 people at a rally at Belvedere Park.
Salazar After the Shooting
August 21, 2009
Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies remove Ruben Salazar's body from the Silver Dollar.
This photo was shot from the rear of the Silver Dollar.
Raul Ruiz - The Silver Dollar
August 09, 2009
One of the photos that has influenced me the most is by Raul Ruiz who is currently a Chicano Studies professor at Cal State Northridge.
Raul Ruiz’ took the photo of a shotgun-wielding Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy pointing his weapon at some men outside of the Silver Dollar on August 29th, 1970. According to several accounts I have read, Ruiz was across the street from the bar when he took a series of photographs as Los Angeles Co Sheriff Deputies surrounded the bar. An undated Voz de Atzlan article can be read here.
Rubén Salazar - LA County Coroner's Inquest
August 04, 2009
As I was going through my archive I ran into several images relating to the shooting of Rubén Salazar. This image is from the Los Angeles County Coroner's inquest that ruled the shooting a homicide.
Tom Wilson, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy involved, was never prosecuted