Thread by @alexismadrigal, I spent a big chunk of time today working through the @latimes [...]

I spent a big chunk of time today working through the @latimes excellent Chicano Moratorium package today and wanted to highlight some pieces. https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/#nt=00000173-4a29-dafc-a977-dabb7b330001-1col-7030col1-main

50 years later: How the Chicano Moratorium changed L.A.

Upon the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, participants reflect back on the movement that changed their lives and L.A. culture forever.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/#nt=00000173-4a29-dafc-a977-dabb7b330001-1col-7030col1-main

First, @longdrivesouth took on the main bar, describing the anti-war protest itself, the context of rising Chicano political consciousness, and the echoes of the event through history. This is the one you want if you're new to the subject. https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-participants-discuss-movement/

An East L.A. protest fueled the Chicano movement. Here's how

An anti-war protest in 1970 is best remembered for the death of newsman Ruben Salazar. But far more happened the day 20,000 people spoke up for Mexican American rights.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-participants-discuss-movement/

Next, you might go to @cmonstah's look at the artistic impact of the protest and police response. Her take is bigger than that makes it sound, though. https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-catalytic-moment-la-art/

How the Chicano Moratorium shaped a generation of art in L.A.

Through murals, theater, photography and music, the Chicano Moratorium shaped a generation of Chicano artists, and influencing artists to this day.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-catalytic-moment-la-art/

I loved this piece she details ...

“First Supper (After A Major Riot),” 1974. (Harry Gamboa Jr.)

Crucial to the Chicano Moratorium and its subsequent importance is that an LA sheriff killed Ruben Salazar, a pioneering Mexican-American journalist who was the news director of KMEX and a columnist at the LAT. And I really liked the approach that this package took here.

They gave space to long-time investigative reporter @LAJourno to detail his (frustrating) investigation into Salazar's death, though it doesn't really make the paper look great. https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/reporter-quest-answers-ruben-salazar-death/

Why did Ruben Salazar die? A reporter's years-long quest

Tracking a reporter's years-long quest for answers to questions about the death of L.A. Times reporter Ruben Salazar.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/reporter-quest-answers-ruben-salazar-death/

And given how easy it is to lapse into hagiography with a figure like Salazar, I appreciated that @GustavoArellano got the freedom to be honest about Salazar's writing and legacy. https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/ruben-salazar-reporting-legacy-la-impact/

Ruben Salazar was killed in 1970. His reporting lives on

He was no radical. He was a prophetic reporter

https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/ruben-salazar-reporting-legacy-la-impact/

Plus, @palewire digitized a bunch of Salazar's work, so you can read it for yourself.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/1970-07-10/column-why-does-standard-july-fourth-oratory-bug-most-chicanos

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