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MONDAY BLUES (08.19.11)
Forty-one years ago today, more than 20,000 Chicanos in East Los Angeles–women, men, and children–protested the war in Vietnam and violent effects it had begun to wield within their community. You see, though Chicanos represented only about 11% of the … Continue reading
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Tagged atm, carlos santana, Chicano, chicano moratorium, ruben salazar, samba pa ti, santana, vietnam war
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On the death of a warmonger
Robert S. McNamara died this morning at the age of 93. If you don’t know who he is, you can read his obituary in the NY Times, the LA Times, or his Wikipedia page. For more in-depth discussions of his … Continue reading
Posted in History, Obituary
Tagged 1960s, death, defense, History, jfk, lbj, mcnamara, national defense, Obituary, robert mcnamara, robert s. mcnamara, united states, vietnam war, war
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