Ruben Salazar

Ruben Salazar
Salazar in 1970
BornMarch 3, 1928
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
DiedAugust 29, 1970(1970-08-29) (aged 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Journalist and civil rights activist
Years active1956–1970

Ruben Salazar (March 3, 1928 – August 29, 1970)[1] was a civil rights activist and a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He was the first Mexican journalist from mainstream media to cover the Chicano community.[2]

Salazar was killed during the National Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War on August 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles, California. During the march, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy Thomas Wilson struck and immediately killed Salazar with a tear-gas projectile. No criminal charge was filed, but Salazar's family reached an out-of-court financial settlement with the county.[2]

  1. ^ "NNDB". NNDB.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. ^ a b Juan Gonzalez (August 31, 2010). "Slain Latino Journalist Rubén Salazar, Killed 40 Years Ago in Police Attack". DemocracyNow.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2010.