Today, on the 50th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, we reflect on Frank Romero’s painting, “Death of Rubén Salazar.” In this 2012 interview, Romero talks about his influences, his childhood in East Los Angeles, and what he hopes people feel after experiencing this painting. Rubén Salazar was a writer for the Los Angeles Times and was active in the civil rights battles of the 1960s. When Chicanos rallied against the Vietnam War on August 29, 1970, the Los Angeles police fired tear-gas canis