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El Paso's well-known muralist Cimi Alvarado has completed a mural marking the Chicano Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s. The mural unveiling will be Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Boys and Girls Club ...
Hopes for 'state of the art' Mexican American civil rights museum in SA gains steam Initially revealed last year, the future first-of-its-kind museum could go anywhere along a 2-mile stretch on ...
Without permission ASCO emerged at the height of the Chicano civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s. It was a time of heightened political and racial tension amid the East LA walkouts ...
San Antonio is inching closer to becoming the site of the nation's first Mexican American civil rights history museum. Why it matters: Museums serve as vital spaces where people see reflections of ...
Historians talked about the history of Mexican-American civil rights struggles in Texas. Their recent books each examine different historical periods when Mexican Americans have struggled for ...
The Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) hosted a press conference on Friday to announce a “significant milestone” in its steps to creating the nation’s first Mexican-American ...
The mural, which includes members of the Mexican American Youth Association active from 1966 to 1975, will be dedicated in a cultural event from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, 801 S. Florence.