March 17th demonstration at the Colorado State Capitol building

Description

The image depicts a demonstration on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colo. to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Luis Junior Martinez during a skirmish with Denver police and the subsequent police attack on the headquarters of the Crusade for Justice, a Chicano civil rights organization founded by Rudolfo "Corky" Gonzales. The photo was taken on the capitol steps looking west towards Civic Center Park and shows an Aztlan flag in the foreground and a crowd of people watching Crusade for Justice founder and Chicano activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (not visible) speaking.