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Latinos Protest Against Vietnam War
In the 1960s, Mexican Americans drafted to fight in the Vietnam war were dying at twice the rate of white Americans. In response, the Chicano community across the US began campaigning against the conflict. The movement, which became known as the Chicano Moratorium, culminated in a major protest in Los Angeles in August 1970 that was met with a heavy handed police response.
Rosalio Munoz was one of the organisers of the march. He spoke to Witness about the day and its consequences.
