The Supreme Court held that universities may use race as part of an admissions process so long as 'fixed quotas' are not used[4]. The Court found the University of California Medical School's specific system, which used a fixed quota for minority applicants, …
📍Davis, California, CA
👤Education & schoolsJim Crow
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The Supreme Court held that universities may use race as part of an admissions process so long as 'fixed quotas' are not used[4]. The Court found the University of California Medical School's specific system, which used a fixed quota for minority applicants, was unconstitutional[4]. However, the ruling permitted racial preferences in admissions to achieve diversity, establishing a precedent for affirmative action in education[4].
Congress enacted ANCSA after decades of Alaska Native land-rights organizing, settling aboriginal title claims while creating Native corporations that reshaped Indigenous land ownership, resource control, and political power in Alaska.
📍Alaska, AK
👤IndigenousLand & treaties
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Congress enacted ANCSA after decades of Alaska Native land-rights organizing, settling aboriginal title claims while creating Native corporations that reshaped Indigenous land ownership, resource control, and political power in Alaska.
On August 29, 1970, approximately 20,000 to 30,000 Chicano anti-war activists marched in East Los Angeles to protest the disproportionate number of Mexican American deaths in the Vietnam War and demand community control[1][2]. The peaceful demonstration turned violent after Los Angeles County …
📍East Los Angeles, California, CA
👤LatinoRacial violence
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On August 29, 1970, approximately 20,000 to 30,000 Chicano anti-war activists marched in East Los Angeles to protest the disproportionate number of Mexican American deaths in the Vietnam War and demand community control[1][2]. The peaceful demonstration turned violent after Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies declared it an unlawful assembly and attacked the crowd with tear gas and batons, leading to skirmishes, arson, and widespread property damage[2][3]. The confrontation resulted in four deaths, including prominent Los Angeles Times journalist Rubén Salazar, about 200 arrests, and injuries to dozens of demonstrators and officers[2][3].
On August 29, 1970, more than 20,000 Mexican Americans marched through East Los Angeles to protest the Vietnam War and the disproportionate number of Chicano casualties[1][2]. The peaceful demonstration turned violent after the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department entered Laguna Park, deploying tear …
📍East Los Angeles, California, CA
👤LatinoPolicingRacial violence
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On August 29, 1970, more than 20,000 Mexican Americans marched through East Los Angeles to protest the Vietnam War and the disproportionate number of Chicano casualties[1][2]. The peaceful demonstration turned violent after the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department entered Laguna Park, deploying tear gas and nightsticks to disperse the crowd[2][13]. The confrontation resulted in three deaths, including prominent journalist Rubén Salazar, over 200 arrests, and approximately $1 million in property damage[2][5].
