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Today in #LaborHistory 4/26/1966: #CorkyGonzales started #CrusadeForJustice in Denver, Colorado for social, political & economic justice for #Chicano people. Also cofounded Congreso de #Aztlán, a school named #Tlatelolco, & was an organizer of #PoorPeoplesCampaign & #MarchOnWashington.
Autographed photo of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales during his boxing career. By Unknown author - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dplwesternhistory/3639622382https://www.newspapers.com/image/183997347/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=173771088
April 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
michaeldunnauthor.bsky.social
Today in Labor History April 26, 1966: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales started the Chicano activist group Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. Gonzales was a poet, activist and boxer.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #chicano #CorkyGonzales #denver #colorado #CrusadeForJustice #activism #poet #poetry
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005), Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist. Photograph taken in the 1970s. Shown with thin mustache, curly hair, and his hand grasping his chin. By Denver Public Library's Western History and Genealogy Department's Digital Image Collection, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34561749
April 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM