How did the Mexican Empire fall? The Mexican Empire: The Mexican War of Independence was fought between 1810 and 1821 and ultimately resulted in Mexican Independence from the Spanish Crown. This conflict was the first step in creating the current-day government of Mexico. ...
How did the Amistad case impact slavery? What impact did slave revolts have on Americans living in the North and in the South, both black and white? How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 affect slavery? How did the Mexican Revolution influence the Chicano movement?
How did the Abolitionist Movement start? The Abolitionist Movement: The Abolitionist Movement was a social movement that worked to end the practice of slavery in America. It held as its main truth that "all men are created equal", and therefore one man or woman should not own another as a...
Why did the bracero program fail? The program came to an end in 1964 in part becauseof concerns about abuses of the program and the treatment of the Bracero workers. Although the program was supposed to guarantee a minimum wage, housing, and health care, many workers faced low wages, horr...
“And this is where the lesson transcends the question of Jewishness and anti-Semitism and goes hand in hand with the most essential questions the movement must ask itself today: What do we — each and every one of us — have to do to become our most powerful selves? We had better have...
"We birthed Baja Beach Fest because we wanted to create an inclusive event for Latinos, specifically young Mexican Americans on the West Coast, and that turned into this movement. It was almost the perfect storm," Den Uijl says. "As the brand has grown, we are now bringing...
“Nobody was talking about it a couple years ago,” Morden says, noting that the timing ofPick It Upis more fortuitous than planned. “It’s crazy how there’s this whole new generation discovering ska right now the same way I did 20 years ago, then falling in love with it and going...
“Nobody was talking about it a couple years ago,” Morden says, noting that the timing ofPick It Upis more fortuitous than planned. “It’s crazy how there’s this whole new generation discovering ska right now the same way I did 20 years ago, then falling in love with it and ...
We did not create the [racial] construct, but we have to know where we fit in it—otherwise, we end up fighting each other. Rosa came to the U.S. mainland thinking that her identity as a “White Puerto Rican” woman would remain fixed, but instead it was (re)constructed as “...
We did not create the [racial] construct, but we have to know where we fit in it—otherwise, we end up fighting each other. Rosa came to the U.S. mainland thinking that her identity as a “White Puerto Rican” woman would remain fixed, but instead it was (re)constructed as “...