A Celebration of Art in Denver's Chicano Civil Rights Movement

From muralism and sculptural work to theater productions and protest songs, art played a central role in the national Chicano Civil Rights movement. In Denver, the Crusade for Justice — an organization that embraced liberation through political, educational, social, and cultural means — was heavily structured around the arts, as seen here with its Ballet Chicano de Aztlán dance troupe. Some young women and men who were part of the Crusade For Justice traveled to Mexico to study with the Ballet Folklórico Nacional de México and bring that knowledge back to their Denver community.