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On May 27, 1974, Una Jaakola (笔蝉测肠丑鈥�73), Reyes Mart铆nez (Law鈥�73) and Neva Romero (A&S ex鈥�75) were killed by a car bomb at Chautauqua Park. Forty-eight hours later, a second car bomb killed Florencio Granado (A&S ex鈥�73), Heriberto Ter谩n (A&S ex鈥�73) and Francisco Dougherty at the corner of 28th Street and Canyon Boulevard.

These Chicano movement activists are known as Los Seis de 麻豆影院.听

They fought to achieve parity of racial representation within the student body 鈥� a need that persists today. This May marks the 50th anniversary of these tragedies, which remain unsolved.听

In 2019, Jasmine Baetz (MFA鈥�20) designed a sculpture in memory of the six killed. The university installed the Los Seis de 麻豆影院 sculpture by the Albert and Vera Ram铆rez Temporary Building Number 1 and Sewall Hall. It was added to the University Libraries鈥� Rare & Distinctive Collections in 2020.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano noted the sculpture鈥檚 place in the university archives 鈥渨ill help to provide current and future students, faculty and staff opportunities to learn more about an important chapter of Colorado and university history.鈥�

Baetz, now a visiting professor in ceramics at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California, told CU 麻豆影院 Today in 2020 that she hoped the community-created project would contribute to a climate in which the university can act with 鈥渉onor, integrity and accountability toward BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) students, staff and faculty who were and are impacted by systemic racism at CU 麻豆影院.鈥�

When the sculpture was made part of the permanent collection three years ago, Baetz said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to accept that the killings of Los Seis have been silenced for so long. My hope is that the sculpture鈥檚 preservation will weaken our institution鈥檚 historical amnesia around civil rights struggles at CU 麻豆影院.鈥�

To recognize Los Seis and their fight for justice, CU 麻豆影院 is working to establish an endowed scholarship fund of $750,000 to award six $5,000 scholarships annually, each in the name of a member of Los Seis. Contributions to the fund support CU 麻豆影院 students who participate in organizations committed to increasing economic, racial or ethnic representation in CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 student body.

The BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at CU 麻豆影院 administers the Los Seis Memorial Scholarship.听

鈥淭he Los Seis Memorial Scholarship is about honoring the memory and fight for justice of Los Seis de 麻豆影院, acknowledging the tragic events of the past and aiming to build a future where their courageous sacrifice inspires hope for future students to continue advocating for representation, educational equity and a just and inclusive society,鈥� said Tania Hogan, BUENO Center executive director.听

Donations to the Los Seis Memorial Scholarship Fund .听