Description
This collection is made up of materials
from multiple social movements throughout the 20th century. Especially in the 1960s, a boom
of social movements erupted across the globe and in the United States formed by groups of
people feeling frustrated with the continued oppression and lack of recognition throughout
the course of history. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano
Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of
the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. Materails in the collection include photographs,
banners, posters, program, Chicano art, and tattoo designs.
Extent
7.5 Linear Feet
(4 document boxes, 1 oversize doc box, 1 half-size document box,
4 flat oversize boxes)