1970
El Rio Golf Course takeover seeks to convert the course into a public park. A coalition of Mexican-Americans, including Raúl Grijalva and Salomón Baldenegro, leads the demonstration.
Manifestantes organizados por El Rio Coalition Front demandaban que la ciudad convirtiera el campo de golf en un parque comunitario.
Dan Tortorell/Tucson Citizen 19701970
El Rio Golf Course takeover seeks to convert the course into a public park. A coalition of Mexican-Americans, including Raúl Grijalva and Salomón Baldenegro, leads the demonstration.
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