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Refusing to Forget

A collaborative, multi-disciplinary public history project that critically examines the deadly state violence targeting Texas Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands between 1910 and 1920. Through the staging of public exhibits, the placement of historical markers, and the fostering of community dialogue, this project highlights the public necessity of understanding how past events continue to shape present social relationships between Mexican American communities and state institutions, especially law enforcement. https://refusingtoforget.org/

Project Details:

Principal Researcher
John Morán González, Professor
Department
Center for Mexican American Studies
Other People Involved in Project

Benjamin Johnson, John Morán-González, Monica Muñoz Martínez, Sonia Hernández, Trinidad Gonzáles

Intended Audience

High School Students, Junior High Students, Researchers, University Students

Project Keywords

#public history, borderlands, history museum, Mexican Americans, museum exhibit, State Violence

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