In East Los Angeles during the late 1960s and 1970s, a group of young activists used creative tools like writing and photography as a means for community organizing, providing a platform for the Chicano Movement in the form of the bilingual newspaper/magazine La Raza. In the process, the young activists became artists themselves and articulated a visual language that shed light on the daily life, concerns and struggles of the Mexican-American experience in Southern California and provided a voice to the Chicano Rights Movement.
Want to learn more about La Raza? Check out articles and more on kcet.org!
La Raza: The Community Newspaper That Became a Political Platform
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/la-raza-the-community-newspaper-that-became-a-political-platform
Narrated Photo Essay: Oscar Castillo on La Raza's Enduring Importance
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/narrated-photo-essay-oscar-castillo-on-la-razas-enduring-importance
Help Build Up the La Raza Archive
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/help-build-up-the-la-raza-archive
The Chicana/o Printmakers of 'Estampas de la Raza'
https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/the-chicanao-printmakers-of-estampas-de-la-raza
October 1968 - 'Cancion de la Raza,' 1st KCET Program on Latino Community, Premieres
https://www.kcet.org/kcet-50th-anniversary/october-1968-cancion-de-la-raza-1st-kcet-program-on-latino-community-premieres
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