ward, josÉ diaz and rubÉn salazar. rubÉn salazar was an early juan gonzÁlez.Én salazar was a great reporter for the "los angeles times" who served as a journalist in vietnam before he started critical reporting on the streets of los angeles. and he was shot by the sheriff's deputies. i don't know if he's here, but is alan canfora here? alan, please stand. alan was wounded at kent state. four died at kent state, two at jackson state two weeks later. and every year, these two groups of people have observed memorials, have fought for their place in history, are coming up on their 50th anniversary commemorations and are here today to learn from us, as we've learned from them, the importance of organizing