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'''Carlos Cortez '''was a poet, graphic artist, photographer, muralist,
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[anarcho-syndicalist](Anarcho-Syndicalism "wikilink") and
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[IWW](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink") member.
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## Life
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Born to a Mexican-Indian IWW member and German socialist pacifist,
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Carlos became involved in radical politics from a young age, refusing to
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join the army in [World War II](World_War_II "wikilink") and becoming
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involved in graphics work. In 1947, he joined the IWW and worked as a
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cartoonist. |