Do you know the story about REIES LOPEZ TIJERINA? LatinoUSA's (NPR) story:

[AP]

Program #584
For broadcast June 18-24, 2004
Full program in Real Audio, 29 minutes.

Contributing producer Adam Saytanidesí documentary examines the controversial Chicano civil rights leader Reies Lopez Tijerina.

http://www.latinousa.org/program/index.html

He has a biography available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1558853022/ref=wl_it_dp/002-3666528-3809629?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=I2WWF4873VO3CE&colid=2YRWDUP4MTFCM

This is a fascinating story about a social justice movement and the government and media's response to it.

[comradebillyboy]

1. the court house raid was a huge deal here in the

late 60's. gov. dave cargo (aka lonesome dave) even called out the national guard. real revolutionary stuff. he went to jail for a long time. he is dead at the moment.

[AP]

2. TIJERINA is alive & living in Mexico. Listen to the radio program. They

interview him.

[comradebillyboy]

3. i stand corrected

nt

[AP]

4. Did you get a chance to listen to the story?

It's very interesting.

I'd love to hear your impressions (since you remember when it happened).