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Colorado Heritage Magazine “Heading the History Colorado Board Is Profoundly • Discounts on Lectures, Tours and Gift Shop and Café Important to Me,” She Says The Magazine of History Colorado March/April 2015 ElMovimiento TheChicano Movement inColorado At the History Colorado Center and Inside This Issue ALSO IN THIS ISSUE n The 1968 Exhibit n 1960s-Themed Programs and Happenings n Spring Programs Around the State Colorado Heritage The Magazine of History Colorado Edward C. Nichols Steve Grinstead Managing Editor President and CEO Liz Simmons Editorial Assistance History Colorado Center Darren Eurich, State of Colorado/IDS Graphic Designer 1200 Broadway Jay DiLorenzo and Aaron Marcus Photographic Services Denver, Colorado 80203 303/HISTORY William J. Convery State Historian Administration Public Relations Colorado Heritage (ISSN 0272-9377), published by History 303/866-3355 303/866-3670 Colorado, contains articles of broad general and educational Membership Group Sales Reservations interest that link the present to the past. Heritage is distributed 303/866-3639 303/866-2394 bimonthly to History Colorado members, to libraries, and to Museum Rentals Archaeology & Historic Preservation institutions of higher learning. Manuscripts must be documented 303/866-4597 303/866-3392 when submitted, and originals are retained in the Publications Research Librarians State Historical Fund office. An Author’s Guide is available; contact the Publications 303/866-2305 303/866-2825 office. 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See https://affiliations.si.edu 2 membership cards, 2 guest passes, 2 Georgetown Loop® passes Explorer $150—benefits for 2 adults, all children in the household under 18, all grandchildren under 18, up to 2 guests per visit For a full listing of benefits and more about membership, visit 4 guest passes, 4 Georgetown Loop® passes, Smithsonian Affiliate benefits* www.HistoryColorado.org and click on “Membership.” COmingle Join History Colorado for our afterhours history “happenings” with an offbeat mix of games, trivia, demos, exhibit adventures, performances and cash bar. MARCH/APRIL 2015 At the History Colorado Center on Thursdays, 6–9 P.M. Preservation Now $10 at the door or at www.HistoryColorado.org 14 COLORADO IS STUCK IN ’68 16 El Movimiento Chicano de Colorado, 1960–1980 March 12—Try on retro fashions, taste a mid-century Antonio Esquibel snack, learn a ‘60s dance and explore The 1968 Exhibit. COLORADO IS WILD 22 Photographing the Front Lines of El Movimiento May 14—Help create wilderness-themed art, then test your outdoor skills and your knowledge of Colorado’s Juan Espinosa fourteeners. La Sierra and the San Luis 26 Mount Sneffels in Ouray County Land Rights Struggle Nicki Gonzales Dr. Hector Garcia, the American 28 GI Forum, and the Fight for Mexican American Rights Ricardo La Foré Soldiers of the Field: 30 Mexican Labor in Northern Colorado Priscilla Falcón FWD: RACE Join community leaders for a DEPARTMENTS series of programs about race. 2 From the President What will Colorado look like in 2015? At the History Colorado Center on Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m. 4 New & On View Members and students $4, nonmembers $5 8 Family Fun 303/866-2394 9 Adult Programs Social Movements of the 1960s and Early 1970s Calendar March 24—The Civil Rights movement of the ’60s spurred 13 many other human rights movements. From Black Power to GLBT, how have people stood up and fought for civil rights? on the cover The pedestal for the statue of a Civil War soldier at the foot of the State Capitol Colorado Today steps in Denver was a popular perch for demonstrators in the 1970s. The soldier seems to be flying a Mexican flag at this demonstration on March 17, 1974, in April 28—How has the racial and ethnic composition of support of the Chicano rights organization the Crusade for Justice. Colorado changed over time? What does our future look like, Photo by Juan Espinosa; courtesy of the photographer. and how do we move forward? Have we achieved a post-racial All images are from the collections of History Colorado Colorado? unless otherwise noted. 1 WHO WE ARE FROM THE PRESIDENT HISTORY COLORADO CENTER 1200 Broadway, Denver From the Open: Daily, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Extended evening hours! Open till 9 P.M. every third Tuesday. PRESIDENT Admission: Members free; nonmember adults $12; seniors and students $10; children $8; children 5 and under free. 303/HISTORY, few months ago, we surveyed you, www.HistoryColoradoCenter.org Aour members, about your experiences BYERS-EVANS HOUSE MUSEUM with History Colorado and the benefits 1310 Bannock Street, Denver of membership. I want to thank every one Open: Daily, except Sunday, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Guided house tours from 10:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. of you who took the time to give us your Admission: Members free; nonmember adults $6; seniors and students thoughtful feedback. Through that survey, (with ID) $5; children (6–12) $4. Group tours available. 303/620-4933, www.ByersEvansHouseMuseum.org we’ve enjoyed getting to know you better and are continuing to learn what you love about History Colorado and what else you’d EL PUEBLO HISTORY MUSEUM 301 North Union, Pueblo like to see. In a future issue of Heritage, we plan to tell you more Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. about what we learned and our upcoming plans. In the meantime, Admission: Members free; nonmember adults $5; seniors, children 6–12, and dynamic exhibits and rich programs top your list, and we have students with ID $4; children 5 and under free; children 12 and under free on Saturdays. 719/583-0453, www.ElPuebloHistoryMuseum.org exciting plans on both of those fronts. FORT GARLAND MUSEUM February saw the opening of two new exhibits that many of 25 miles east of Alamosa off U.S. 160 you are already talking about: The 1968 Exhibit, a fascinating new Open: April–September, daily, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. October–March, Wednesday traveling exhibition about a pivotal year in American history, and through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.; closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Admission: Members free; nonmember adults $5; seniors $4.50; children ages El Movimiento: The Chicano Movement in Colorado, a companion 6–16, $3.50. 719/379-3512, www.FortGarlandMuseum.org exhibit developed by our own staff in partnership with statewide FORT VASQUEZ MUSEUM advisors directly involved in the Chicano Movement of the ’60s 13412 U.S. 85, Platteville; 35 miles north of downtown Denver and beyond. Open: March 1–31, Wednesday–Sunday, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. April 1–September 30, daily, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. To schedule tours, call 303/866-4591. The 1968 Exhibit is a national story, and we’ve added elements Admission: Members and children under 5 free; nonmembers $2. to make it Colorado’s story too—with our own collections and 970/785-2832, www.FortVasquezMuseum.org through a Colorado timeline of 1968. 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