On August 29, 1970, East LA became the scene for the largest antiwar protest organized by people of color in US history, in which 20,000 to 30,000 people participated in the National Chicano Moratorium to protest against the disproportionate loss of Mexican-American servicemen in the Vietnam War.In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the Chicano Moratorium. This is part one of two. In part two, Cristina will talk about Ruben Salazar, who was killed during the Chicano Moratorium.If you have topic suggestions, feel free email [email protected] or use this formTwitter: https://twitter.com/historiaunknownInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landingSources for this episodehttps://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/national-chicano-moratoriumhttp://www.nomadicborder.com/the-chicano-moratorium-50-years-later.html https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/departures/the-chicano-moratorium https://weareili.org/timeline/the-chicano-moratorium/ https://jsri.msu.edu/upload/occasional-papers/oc17.pdf https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-participants-discuss-movement/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalio_Mu%C3%B1oz https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/09/23/el-movimiento-the-chicano-movement-and-hispanic-identity-in-the-united-states/ https://www.altaonline.com/california-book-club/a40530722/awakening-at-the-chicano-moratorium-1970/Support and Information on Palestine:What to Boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycottPalestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/Middle East Children's Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/PodcastsPublic Health and PalestineThe Asymptomatic Two State SolutionDebunking the Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking PointsReading Listhttps://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-americahttps://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g36449834/books-israel-palestine-conflict/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices