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The mural "The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes" is a re-construction of da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper," replacing religious figures with Chicano activists. Artist José Antonio Burciaga polled Chicano students and activists to determine who would…

Following the rally and the murder of Ruben Salazar, Los Angelites rioted through the streets.

Sheriff’s Deputy armed at the Silver Dollar Café, where Ruben Salazar was shot by a police officer by a 10-inch tear gas projectile in the head on August 29, 1970. Gustav Montag, Lyn Ward, and Jose Diaz were also killed.

Police regrouping from the rioters after the events at Laguna (Salazar) Park

Chicanos walk from Belvedere Park to Laguna Park in protest of Vietnam War

National Chicano Moratorium gathered more than 30,000 activists, students, families and their children to the march down Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles

Chicano Moratorium protesters outside the Marine Corps recruiting station

Carlos Montes was a co-founder of the Brown Berets in 1967.

One of the fundamental principles of black nationalism was self-defense. The Black Panther Party used the notion of self-defense to monitor neighborhoods, protecting black citizens against police brutality.