[Video 1 - In the Beginning...] Interviewing Danny Arroyo, Black Beret por La Justicia (Since 1968)
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Note: The original posting of this video had 111 views and 6 likes under 24 hours before I took it down and re-edited some footage. This is the 1st video of a larger overall interview that I had with Danny Arroyo, who is an ELDER of the Black Berets por La Justicia (Since 1968) ! This interview took place on May 28, 2020 in Phoenix Arizona and was interviewed by Gabriel Ramiro Cruz with the assistance of Kelly Gallagher Blacksmith
Before the Black Panthers of Oakland and the Brown Berets of East Los Angeles, there was the Black Berets Por La Justicia in San Jose. The group was founded in 1959 by Anselmo "Chemo" Candelaria, a charismatic leader from Sal Si Puedes ESSJ . The Black Berets were the answer to the years of discrimination they encountered in the educational system, as well as the heavily policed harassment of Raza in East Side San Jose. The group raised money to feed poor children in public schools, also learning martial arts and training in self defense to protect the neighborhoods from thugs, drug dealers, and racist police officers.
Read more about the Black Berets Por La Justicia here - https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/vie...