Mexican American boxer, poet, and political activist
Rodolfo Gonzales
Born
Rodolfo Gonzales
June 18, 1928
Denver, Colorado
Died
April 12, 2005(2005-04-12) (aged 76)
Denver, Colorado
Nationality
American
Other names
Corky
Statistics
Weight(s)
Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight
Height
5 ft 8 in (174 cm)
Reach
71 in (182 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
75
Wins
65
Wins by KO
11
Losses
9
Draws
1
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales[1] (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American[2] boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist.[3] He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The Crusade for Justice was an urban rights and Chicano cultural urban movement during the 1960s focusing on social, political, and economic justice for Chicanos.[4] Gonzales convened the first-ever Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in 1968, which was poorly attended due to timing and weather conditions. He tried again in March 1969, and established what is commonly known as the First Chicano Youth Liberation Conference.[4] This conference was attended by many future Chicano activists and artists.[5] It also birthed the Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, a pro-indigenist manifesto advocating revolutionary Chicano nationalism and self-determination for all Chicanos. Through the Crusade for Justice, Gonzales organized the Mexican American people of Denver to fight for their cultural, political, and economic rights, leaving his mark on history. He was honored with a Google Doodle in continued celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States on 30 September 2021. [6]
^Vigil, Ernesto (1999). The Crusade for Justice: Chicano Militancy and the Government's War on Dissent. Madison. University of Wisconsin Press.
^Espinoza, Annette; Bunch, Joey (June 19, 2009). "Exhibit honors Denver Chicano activist's work". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^Sahagun, Louis (April 14, 2005). "Rodolfo Gonzales, 76; Prizefighter, Poet and Fervent Chicano Activist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^ ab“The Crusade for Justice”, Blog, the1960bloggcu.wordpress.com
^Mariscal, Jorge (April 21, 2005). "The passing of a legend: Rodolfo 'Corky' Gonzales". The Black Commentator. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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