Read this excerpt from "Painting Freedom on the Walls.' What is the setting of this excerpt?
California was first settled by Native Americans and,
later. by Spanish and Mexican explorers and
California
missionaries. In fact, California was once part of Mexico,
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Mexico
and Mexican cultural traditions were very strong. But
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after California became a part of the United States, those © Texas
traditions were
deliberately ignored and neglected.
Murals have been the perfect way to make the Mexican
history of California visible
again. Chicano Park in San
Diego and Balmy Alley in San Francisco are places
where murals bloom like wildly colored cactus flowers
against the grey background of the city. And each of
these places has a story.