My father and artist, Louie Moreno, and I had the opportunity to volunteer our time with a mural project in Colonia Village. The project was organized by Julio Alcala through the local Housing Authority.
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Oxnard
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Robert F. Kennedy in La Colonia!
Source: The Press-Courier, 28 May 1968
Yesterday, forty-five years ago (June 6, 1968), Senator Robert F. Kennedy passed away, a day after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan, when leaving the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy had just given a victory speech for winning California’s Presidential Primary election.
Before the primary election, Kennedy had been traveling around the country campaigning. On May 28, 1968, he stopped in Ventura County. When in the county, he made a campaign stop in the La Colonia neighborhood of Oxnard.
Kennedy was greeted by the local Chicana/o working-class community. My father, Louie Moreno had the opportunity to shake his hand before he entered the Christ of Kings Church on Cooper Road.
Source: The Press-Courier, 28 May 1968
Just like his brother, Robert F. Kennedy had a strong connection to the Chicana/o working-class community. And in La Colonia, local residents mourned his life and death!
Source: The Press-Courier, 6 Jun 1968
Also, check out Frank Barajas’s post on Kennedy’s La Colonia visit.
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