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In ‘Becoming Los Angeles,’ the city of angels is a ‘crossroads of the world’
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2020-08-27 18:00:00
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Fifty years ago, the Chicano Moratorium sought to underscore the costs of the Vietnam War among Latinos. What started out as a peaceful demonstration ended violently. Riot-clad police attacked the crowd, and the crowd pushed back. When it was all over, 400 people were arrested, and four people were dead. One of those killed was Los Angeles Times reporter and KMEX news director Rubén Salazar.
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