331. murals 2014
Title: Castellanos
Artist: Lead Artist Rahmaan Statik, assistant artist Gape. 
Mural developed in collaboration with. students and school facility
Medium: Spray paint, Acrylic Paint, parachute cloth
Size: 4x50 ft
Location: Castellanos elementary school
Date: 2014
Content Explanation: Mural depicting portraits of Cezar Chavez, 
Gwendolyn Brooks, Rosario Castellanos, and Martin Luther King.

Cesar Chavez
An American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, 
co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962. 
Originally a Mexican American farm worker, Chavez became the best known 
Latino American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by 
the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members.

Gwendolyn Brooks
An American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with 
the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. 
She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen,
making her the first African American to receive the Pulitzer.

Rosario Castellanos
A Mexican poet and author. Along with the other members of the Generation of 1950 
(the poets who wrote following the Second World War, influenced by César Vallejo and others), 
she was one of Mexico's most important literary voices in the last century. Throughout her life, 
she wrote eloquently about issues of cultural and gender oppression, and her work 
has influenced feminist theory and cultural studies.

Martin Luther King Jr
An American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible 
spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. 
Born in Atlanta, King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and 
civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent 
activism of Mahatma Gandhi helped inspire.
date:2014