Carlos Montes by Willie Heron's 1972 mural The Wall That Cracked Open in City Terrace. Photograph by Bryce Duffy. Carlos Montes was central to the Chicano rights movement in Los Angeles. A ...

Carlos Montes, the Chicano activist and profile subject of Ben Ehrenreich’s March 2012 feature “Never Stop Fighting,” entered a plea of no contest Tuesday in. Skip to main content.

On the other hand, Professor Vélez-Ibáñez indicated that there was a period when the Chicano movement suffered from social inequality. "In the schools, they demanded that we only speak English.

How the term 'Chicano' came to be The term "Chicano" was born in the mid-1960s as a symbol of civil, labor and cultural rights for Mexican Americans in response to social oppression.

“The Chicano Collection,” or “La Colección Chicana,” features giclées, or reproductions, of 26 Chicano artist’s pieces. The exhibit is free.