On October 11, 1972, Chicano activists led by Roberto Maestas (1938-2010) occupy the abandoned Beacon Hill School. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic protest.
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Sources
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/el-centro-de-la-raza-beacon-hill-occupied-protest-seattle
https://www.nps.gov/places/beacon-hill-school-el-centro-de-la-raza.htm
https://historylink.org/File/2588
https://mohai.org/collections-and-research/search/item/2002.46/-.272%23.24/?searchQuery=Civil+Rights&Music&Anderson&modules%5B0%5D=item&pageNum=20
https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/maestas.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Centro_de_la_Raza
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/history-evolution/
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/roberto-felipe-maestas/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Maestas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(Seattle)
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2021/09/21/latinx-heritage-month-roberto-maestas/
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Sources
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/el-centro-de-la-raza-beacon-hill-occupied-protest-seattle
https://www.nps.gov/places/beacon-hill-school-el-centro-de-la-raza.htm
https://historylink.org/File/2588
https://mohai.org/collections-and-research/search/item/2002.46/-.272%23.24/?searchQuery=Civil+Rights&Music&Anderson&modules%5B0%5D=item&pageNum=20
https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/maestas.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Centro_de_la_Raza
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/history-evolution/
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/roberto-felipe-maestas/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Maestas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(Seattle)
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2021/09/21/latinx-heritage-month-roberto-maestas/
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