Sheriff’s deputies duck behind cars on Whittier Boulevard, near Indiana Street, to avoid protesters throwing rocks and bottles during the Chicano Moratorium. An interior view of the Silver Dollar Café in East Los Angeles some time after the Chicano Moratorium march of 1970. Brown / Los Angeles Times)The listing on the National Register of Historic Places won’t result in any immediate changes to the moratorium routes, which include residential and commercial corridors. “We want to recognize that these streets were important to the Chicano community.”You can read The Times’ 50th anniversary coverage of the Chicano Moratorium at this link. And while you’re at it: pick up a copy of our special issue Chicano Moratorium zine.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 12, 2020 15:56 UTC