Identifier:
DO/2010/049
Title:
[Rich People Go Home]
Description:
The detrimental effects of Aqua Fest angered members of the community, so they decided to protest. Most of the protests were led by the Brown Berets. The Brown Berets were a social justice organization in the Chicano Civil Rights Movements. With the help of local priests, Paul Hernandez led the Brown Brown Berets to protest in favor of the Hispanic Community of East Austin. The purpose of these protests was to bring some peace and to put an end to the continuous damage caused by Aqua Fest. In 1977, a group of Hispanic youths pelted a truck with rocks as it left the event. The following year, Austin police used excessive force to break up a protest. Two years later, the city moved the the Festival over west of IH-35 to Auditorium Shores.
Date Created:
undated
Date Created Range:
1970s
Creator:
Almanza, Susana
Collection:
AF
Collection:
Latinx-Brown Berets
Collection:
M4300(4)
Subject:
Brown Berets Austin Chapter
Subject:
Mexican Americans
Subject:
Chicano movement
Subject:
Civil rights
Subject:
Latinx
Subject:
Austin Aqua Festival
Subject:
Demonstrations
Subject:
Activists
Subject:
Organizations
Subject:
Political participation
Geographic locations:
Austin (Tex.)
Publisher:
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Item Type:
Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
Required citation:
[PICA-37587], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Rights:
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