Chicano Moratorium

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The Chicano Moratorium was a major anti–Vietnam War movement and series of protests in the late 1960s and early 1970s led primarily by Mexican Americans to oppose disproportionate Latino casualties and advocate for civil rights.

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instanceOf Chicano movement event
activist organization
anti-war protest movement
journalist
social movement
diedDuring National Chicano Moratorium March
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
hasCause economic inequality affecting Chicanos
high casualty rates of Latinos in Vietnam War
racial discrimination against Mexican Americans
hasConsequence heightened tensions between Chicano community and law enforcement
increased visibility of Chicano issues
strengthening of Chicano political organizations
hasDate 1970-08-29
hasDateOfDeath 1970-08-29
hasEndTime early 1970s
hasEthnicFocus Mexican Americans
hasIdeology Chicano nationalism
linked to: Chicano movement

anti-imperialism
civil rights
hasKeyEvent National Chicano Moratorium March
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasLegacy commemorative events in East Los Angeles
influence on later Latino activism against U.S. wars
hasLocation East Los Angeles, California
linked to: East Los Angeles
hasMainLocation East Los Angeles, California
linked to: East Los Angeles

United States
hasMethod boycotts
community organizing
marches
mass demonstrations
rallies
hasNotableDeath Ruben Salazar
hasOrganiser Chicano Moratorium Committee
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
hasParticipant Chicanos
linked to: Chicano

Latino activists
Mexican Americans
approximately 20,000 to 30,000 demonstrators
hasPurpose advocate for Chicano civil rights
mobilize Mexican American community politically
oppose the Vietnam War
protest disproportionate Mexican American casualties in Vietnam War
hasSlogan Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
hasStartTime 1969
hasSubject Latino representation in the U.S. military
Mexican American civil rights
isPartOf Chicano Movement
linked to: Chicano movement
opposed Vietnam War
disproportionate Latino casualties in Vietnam War

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El Movimiento hasKeyEvent Chicano Moratorium
Brown Berets participatedIn Chicano Moratorium
Brown Berets associatedWith Chicano Moratorium Committee
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Chicano Moratorium hasKeyEvent National Chicano Moratorium March
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Chicano Moratorium hasSlogan Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Chicano Moratorium hasOrganiser Chicano Moratorium Committee
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Ruben Salazar diedDuring National Chicano Moratorium March
subject linked to: Chicano Moratorium
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Whittier Boulevard wasSiteOf Chicano Moratorium marches
linked to: Chicano Moratorium
Chicano arts movement associatedWithEvent Chicano Moratorium
20th-century Los Angeles experiencedEvent Chicano Moratorium