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1media/Screen Shot 2022-10-14 at 5.01.49 PM_thumb.png2022-10-15T00:02:07+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4912Smoke above Whittier Boulevard from multiple fires points to the chaotic aftermath of the Chicano Moratorium march. On Aug. 29, 1970, more than 20,000 demonstrators marched through East Los Angeles for the National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War. But the protest for peace devolved into conflict between demonstrators and sheriff’s deputies. By day’s end, hundreds were arrested and trailblazing Latino journalist Ruben Salazar was dead. Ultimately 3 died in the protests. What started as a peaceful demonstration, and what some folks felt was going to be a celebratory moment demanding peace, turned into violence & chaos.plain2022-10-15T00:39:20+00:00August 29, 1970Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49