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The Forced Removal of the Arechiga Family, Los Angeles, 1959
In a two-hour melee, sheriff's deputies carried Aurora Vargas from her home. Children wailed and Avrana Arechiga, the matriarch of the family, threw stones in resistance.
Los Angeles sheriff's deputies forcibly removed any remaining Mexican American families and their belongings from Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers to build a new stadium. From 1959 to 1962, construction leveled the neighborhood's hills and homes. |