At Los Angeles toppling of Junipero Serra statue, activists want full history told
by Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times
Jun 21, 2020
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - It began with a prayer and ended with a loud clunk.
On Saturday afternoon, a group of about five dozen indigenous activists of all ages - children and elders included - gathered at Father Serra Park in downtown Los Angeles, just south of Olvera Street. As Tataviam/Chumash elder Alan Salazar burned sage and invoked the spirit of his ancestors, a group of young activists bound the nearby statue
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