Category Archives: Albuquerque

The Black Berets Twelve-Point Program (1970)

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

To continue the interest in the Black Berets following the reposting of my article about them on the recent anniversary of the deaths of Canales and Cordova, here is the reprint of The Black Berets Twelve-Point Program. It was adopted … Continue reading →

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American Blowback: New Mexico’s Black Berets (video)

Posted on March 5, 2017 by
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Remembering Rito Canales and Antonio Cordova of the Black Berets of Albuquerque

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Rito Canales. Albuquerque, N.M. Shot to death Jan. 29, 1972. Rito was fighting the prison system. (Photos from 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures. Elizabeth Martinez, editor. 1991) January 29th 2017 was the 45th anniversary of the police murders … Continue reading →

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