The Revolt of the Cockroach People Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 5, pgs. 48-64 Summary

Chapter 5, pgs. 48-64 Summary and Analysis

Brown is now working out of his room at the Belmont Hotel. After his visit with Chavez, he is working for Gilbert, Risco and Ruth and other cases on May 21, 1968. He receives a call from the church office saying that the police are there. By the time Brown arrives, Ruth is there alone. Gilbert, Risco and Mangas have been arrested. The police have also raided the offices of the Chicano Militants. He tells Ruth to call a meeting for that evening.

On the way to the jail, he listens to the news and learns that thirteen of the Chicano Militants have been indicted by a Grand Jury on charges of conspiracy to disrupt schools. At the jail he asks to see all thirteen prisoners. Risco introduces him to the prisoners he doesn't already know. They learn from Brown...
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