How The Death Of A 12-Year-Old Changed The City Of Dallas

[kaine123]

[QUOTE][IMG]http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/07/24/santos-close-up_sq-0d65de9378e3302102139c0292117187979b638a-s51.jpg[/IMG]
[I]Twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a police officer in Dallas on July 24, 1973.[/I][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]Forty years ago, thousands of Mexican-Americans in Dallas, Texas came together for a protest at city hall. Four days earlier, a white police officer had shot and killed 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez. The death of Rodriguez sparked a riot. Eventually, it later spurred change that led to political representation and more Mexican-Americans on the police force.

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[B]Listen to the radio clip and read the article.[/B]
[url]http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205121429/How-The-Death-Of-A-12-Year-Old-Changed-The-City-Of-Dallas[/url]

[Computrix]

This is a clear example of something race-based worth protesting over. Not that whole Zimmerman crap. People have sure gotten more blind over 40 years.

[Missing User]

Again, this isnt news. This a blog. Although they rioted for all the right reasons.

[Leaf Runner]

[QUOTE=Computrix;41585382]This is a clear example of something race-based worth protesting over. Not that whole Zimmerman crap. People have sure gotten more blind over 40 years.[/QUOTE]

We need more protests like this that actually invoke change.

[editline]24th July 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=areolop;41585569]Again, this isnt news. This a blog. Although they rioted for all the right reasons.[/QUOTE]

Its still news. Its the 40th anniversary of something.

[kaine123]

[QUOTE=areolop;41585569]Again, this isnt news. This a blog. Although they rioted for all the right reasons.[/QUOTE]

Why does it even matter.