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Chicano Park
who: Mexican Americans
what: there was a controversy between the Mexican Americans and the city over the park.
where: Barrio Logan; community park
when: 1967-1970
why: the Mexican Americans believed they had been deceived by city and state officials regarding the development of their park.

The restoration project of Chicano Park murals, we should know about this because most of the beautiful murals that were painted there represented something good and important and they got destroyed.

"..Individual artists continued to repair damaged murals, with most of the costs from their own pockets." -The Restoration Project of Chicano Park Murals
link: http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/page3.html