In 1970, the Mexican American communities of Tucson, Arizona, came together to fight for a public park for the children of two of the poorest barrios in the city. What began as a struggle for a local community soon spread throughout the city and brought together different generations of Mexican Americans, many from different socio-economic backgrounds, to unite in a struggle for bettering opportunities for Mexican American children. Salomón Baldenegro led the campaign for a city park for Mexican American children. Latinopia asked Baldenegro why this struggle remains important more than forty years later.