Iconic L.A. Teacher Sal Castro Who Led East L.A. Walkouts in the 1960s, Dies
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Southern california Public Radio
Sal Castro, the Lincoln High School social studies teacher who inspired students to stage mass walkouts from classes to demand better school in 1968, died in his Silver Lake home on Monday. He was 79.
Castro was an educator for decades — and for years he ran an empowerment group for latino youth. A middle school is named after him. But few events were as important to him as the walkouts, said UC Santa Barbara historian Mario T. Garcia.
“He always believed that that was one of the highlights of his life. That he could help the students think for themselves, that something had to be done, and that they could make history,” said Garcia…
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