El Editors National Reach
This map shows the national reach of El Editor.
Made by Joel Zapata
El Editor's Regional Reach
This map shows the regional reach of El Editor.
Map by Joel Zapata
Chicanos: Our Background and Our Pride
Book Cover of Chicanos: Our Background and Our Pride (Lubbock: TX: Trucha Publications, 1972) by Nephtalí De León.
Nephtalí De León
De León, Nephtalí. Chicanos: Our Background and Our Pride (Lubbock: TX: Trucha Publications, 1972).
Courtesy of Nephtalí De León
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) rally in front of the Tom Green County
The San Angelo League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) rallied in front of the Tom Green County Courthouse to protest a wave of police shootings of ethnic Mexican men and boys across the state and nation during the 1970s.
Courtesy of Arnoldo De León
May 1978
A Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) logo
A Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) logo.
Photography of a Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) logo by author
Texas Historical Commission marker in Aztlán Park
This Texas Historical Commission marker notes the migrant labor camp that existed where Aztlán Park is now from World War I to the 1960s.
Photograph by Joel Zapata
Aztlán Mural (originally Guadalupe Mural)
Aztlán Mural (originally named Guadalupe Mural) depicts the struggles Mexican-Americans faced in Lubbock, such as the 1970 tornado that ripped through the city's Guadalupe neighborhood. The Lubbock Brown Berets originally commissioned the mural. Both the mural and Aztlán Park, where the mural is located, were dedicated Both Aztlán Park and Aztlán Mural were dedicated on July 31, 1977. New York-based, Bolivian-born artist Fernando Penaloza first designed and painted the mural. Colorado artist Emanuel Martinez has restored the mural twice.
Photograph by Joel Zapata, uploaded with permission of Emanuel Martinez.
Aztlán Flag
Aztlán Flag that La Raza Unida (People's Party), the offspring of Mexican American Youth Organization, adopted.
Image is available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
March of Faith
March of Faith in Lubbock, Texas on November 7, 1971. Image copied from Nephtalí De León, Chicanos: Our Background and Our Pride (Lubbock, TX: Trucha Publications, 1972).
November 7, 1971
Courtesy of Nephtalí De León
La Virgen de Guadaliberty
La Virgen de Guadaliberty painting by Nephtalí de León. This painting has been featured across the nation during social justice protests and meetings.
Nephtalí de León
1999
Courtesy of Nephtalí de León.