San Antonio

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• 1/29/2023
  

  Latino Activists Changed San Antonio in the 1960s

  by Ricardo Romo

  San Antonio in the 1960s faced many of the same challenges of cities throughout the South; its emerging Mexican American political leadership helped steer the city in a progressive direction. 

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• SOURCE: KSAT
  10/13/2021
  

  Historian: At 100th Anniversary, the Origins of LULAC are in San Antonio

  Cynthia Orozco, Ph.D, professor of history and humanities at Eastern New Mexico University, will discuss how Order Sons of America led to the creation of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation’s oldest and largest Hispanic civil rights organization.

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• SOURCE: My San Antonio
  8/9/2021
  

  UT-San Antonio President Responds to Controversial "Come and Take It" Signage

  "Referencing the infamous flag from the Battle of Gonzales, this is a slogan that embodies both anti-Mexican and pro-slavery sentiments," argues professor emerita Ellen Clark.

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• 8/25/19
  

  What We Can Learn On the 80th Anniversary of the San Antonio 1939 Municipal Auditorium Riot

  by Martin Halpern

  80 years ago, thousands of people rioted at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium to prevent the Communist Party from holding a public meeting. The story reminds us that words can often incite violence.