Chicano activists wore the black beret in the 1960s (in
homage to Ché Guevara) as a symbol of militancy and organized the Black Berets por La Justicia throughout
California and the Southwestern United States.
Veteran Chicano/Native American activist and Black Berets
co-founder Henry Dominguez is a dedicated beret wearer. Here we see him in the
coat he wore on “The Long Walk” to Mexico City.
The Black Berets de San
Jose pose in front of the pyramid at “Ranchito Rio Tuolumne,” along the
Tuolumne River south of Modesto.
I worked with Henry in San Jose, California when I was a young college student. He was a fighter and role model for us.
ReplyDeleteAgain, a fighter for civil rights wearing a beret. We are in good company.
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