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Historic Chicano Moratorium Marches Achieve National Recognition

Historic Chicano Moratorium

On November 16, 2020, the Chicano Moratorium March (December 20, 1969) and National Chicano Moratorium March (August 29, 1970) were added to the National Register of Historic Places!

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Chicano Moratorium March, which took place on August 29, 1970. Thirty thousand protesters, including community members, families, artists, and students, marched and held a mass rally to address the disproportionate casualties and traumas experienced by Chicano soldiers, who, by the early '70s, were dying at twice the rate of others serving in Vietnam.  

They walked from East Third Street in front of the East Los Angeles Civic Center to Atlantic Boulevard and continued on Whittier Boulevard to was then known as Laguna Park (now Ruben Salazar Park). The circumstances and incidents of the Chicano Moratorium are considered a major turning point in the Chicano Movement, its direction, and its politics.

The listings come more than five years after initiating our advocacy efforts to make a case, build support, and chart new ground in recognizing march routes and modest, yet culturally significant sites. Thank you for your support along the way!

Learn more about the Chicano Moratorium and its listings »

Check out a recording of our event The Chicano Moratorium: Looking Forward, 50 Years Later »

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Photo Credits: Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library/Herald Examiner Collection.

 
 
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