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Collection Description
The collection contains 62 posters, broadsides, and advertisements related to the Chicano movement. The materials are from the early 1970s through the 1980s.
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- National Chicano student conference
- Poster depicts a male and female student with an open book which reads "Educacion para nuestra nacion." Rays extending from "Aztlan" encompass a three-faced head with flames behind it and an Aztec-inspired design. Event: National Chicano Student Conference Sponsors: Mecha (Organization); Metropolitan State College of Denver Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- National protest: march against the militarization of the border
- Poster depicts a woman holding up a protest sign. Below her are two hands. One hand holds a man wrapped in barbed wire, while the second hand holds a can of PEMEX. Event: National Protest March Sponsor: Committee on Chicano Rights., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- National student moratorium
- Poster is black with white lettering. A big, red fist is in the center. Event: National Student Moratorium Sponsor: Student Mobilization Committee (US) Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Night of unity
- The poster has three miniature photographs of each of the speakers, Jess Haro, Bert Corona, and Herman Baca. In the center of the poster is the Statue of Liberty with her thumb pointing downwards. In the lower left corner is a singing scorpion playing guitar. Event: Night of Unity Sponsor: Committee on Chicano Rights Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Our hope for the future
- Poster depicts the faces of a male and female, each wearing a mortar board. Below these faces are people of various professions, including a teacher, a doctor, and a scientist. Sponsor: Mexican-American/Latino Voter Registration Alliance Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Por vida
- Poster is divided into three sections of color - green, white, and red. An Aztec warrior is at the bottom of the poster holding a paint brush. Above him are two traditional dancers, the Chicano Park kiosk, and a Meso-American mask in the upper right corner. Title translation: "For life" Event: Chicano Park Day 9th Annual Celebration Sponsor: Chicano Park Steering Committee Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Proclamando tierra y libertad
- he poster is red and beige with a picture of the huelga eagle. Title translation: Proclaiming Land and Liberty" Event: Proclamando Sponsors: Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA; Chicano Park Steering Committee Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Pushing angel dust
- Poster depicts a young man smoking a joint with winged skeleton's arms around him. Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Si se puede!
- Poster depicts the profile of a man with a tear falling from his eye. He is wearing a black bandana around his head, and coming out of his bandana are books with the following titles: Equality, Success, Business, Law, Education, Justice, Medicine, the Arts. The man also has the UFW symbol of the black huelga eagle tattooed on his right shoulder. "Title translation: "Yes we can!" Sponsor: United Farm Workers Physical condition is poor., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Sonido de colores: first annual Xicano Music Festival
- Poster depicts four sloping hills with a multi-colored sun rising behind them. Title translation: "Sound of Colors" Event: Sonido de Colores Xicano Music Festival Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- Tardeada
- The background of the poster depicts a man wearing traditional Aztec clothing and holding a shield. He is standing stoically and looking out into the distance. Beside him sits a woman. They are both in an intricately carved boat. Title translation: Tardeada refers to an afternoon party for young people Event: Tardeada featuring Chubasco El Grupo Sponsor: Committee on Chicano Rights Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
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- To believe in man
- Poster depicts five men bent over and working in fields with a man standing behind them. Quote by Joseph Pintauro courtesy of Harper and Row Publishers. Sponsor: Interfaith Committee for Justice and Reconciliation Physical condition is good., Fernandez, Carmen Sandoval
