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East LA Walkouts — Lincoln High School, 1968
1968
The Great Wall of Los Angeles — Judith Baca, 1976–1983
1983
Occupied America: The Chicano Struggle Toward Liberation
1972
Chicano Moratorium March — August 29, 1970
1970
Aztec Calendar Stone — Tonalpohualli (Day Count)
1427
Brown Berets Founding Meeting — Los Angeles, 1967
1967
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East LA Walkouts — Lincoln High School, 1968
Los Angeles Times Archives · 1968
Students march out of Lincoln High School in East Los Angeles demanding bilingual education, Chicano history courses, and an end to discriminatory practices. One of the most significant acts of student activism in US history.
The Great Wall of Los Angeles — Judith Baca, 1976–1983
Judith F. Baca · 1983
A monumental mural half a mile long, painted on the concrete walls of the Tujunga Wash flood control channel. The Great Wall depicts a multicultural history of California from prehistoric times to the 1950s, featuring Chicano and indigenous perspectives.
Occupied America: The Chicano Struggle Toward Liberation
Dr. Rodolfo Acuña · 1972
Landmark academic work by Dr. Rodolfo Acuña tracing the history of Chicano oppression from the Mexican-American War through the Chicano civil rights movement. First published 1972, now in its eighth edition.
La Causa — Brown Berets National Newspaper, 1968
Brown Berets National Party · 1968
The official newsletter of the Brown Berets, documenting community organizing, police brutality reports, and Chicano Power ideology. This edition covers the founding of the East LA Free Clinic.
Chicano Moratorium March — August 29, 1970
Oscar Castillo · 1970
An estimated 30,000 people marched through East Los Angeles protesting the disproportionate death of Chicano soldiers in Vietnam. The day ended in police violence and the death of journalist Rubén Salazar.
Aztec Calendar Stone — Tonalpohualli (Day Count)
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City · 1427
High-resolution digital scan of the Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Piedra del Sol. This 24-ton basalt monolith depicts the Aztec cosmogony and calendar system, central to Mexica indigenous academic study and cultural identity.
Huelga! — United Farm Workers Strike Poster, 1965
United Farm Workers / El Taller Gráfico · 1965
Original silk-screen strike poster from the Delano Grape Strike, featuring the iconic black eagle symbol of the United Farm Workers union, co-founded by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
Decolonizing the Curriculum: Indigenous Epistemologies in Chicano Studies
Dr. Irene Lara · 2002
A seminal academic paper arguing for the integration of Aztec, Maya, and other Mesoamerican indigenous knowledge systems into university curricula, challenging Eurocentric academic frameworks.
Mural 'La Ofrenda' — Yolanda López, Mission District, SF
Yolanda López · 1988
A powerful mural depicting the offering and sacrifice at the heart of Chicana womanhood, reimagining the Virgin of Guadalupe as a symbol of indigenous and Chicana feminist empowerment.
Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies — Vol. 1, 1970
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center · 1970
The inaugural issue of Aztlán, one of the first peer-reviewed academic journals dedicated to Chicano studies. This issue includes the foundational essay 'El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán.'
Codex Mendoza — Aztec Tribute Record, 1541
Unknown Mexica Scribes · 1541
A colonial-era manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest, containing the history of the Aztec rulers, tribute collected, and daily life. Essential primary source for indigenous academic research.
Brown Berets Founding Meeting — Los Angeles, 1967
Unknown / Brown Berets Archive · 1967
Rare photograph of the founding meeting of the Brown Berets at the Young Citizens for Community Action office in East Los Angeles, with Dr. David Sanchez and original founding members.