Chicano political activists began using graffiti to make statements. Chicanos used graffiti to tell about their history, their family unity, and their bicultural pride. Chicanos also used their graffiti to unify the Chicano community during the Chicano Movement. Eventually this led to architectural decoration, murals to remember the deceased, personal shout-outs and gang’s territorial markings. This paper will discuss the elements of graffiti and how it is used today. It is unfortunate that graffiti …showed first 75 words of 1792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1792 total…visual noise, but for many, graffiti is looked at as urban art and a place to make a statement. Graffiti is still being used to show aspects of the Chicano movement. Graffiti will always play a significant role in urban communities, whether it is to declare a certain gang’s territory, to teach the younger generation about Chicano leaders, such as Caesar Chavez, or as a way for an artist to express his artistic ability.