Russell Contreras
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The Underground Railroad to Mexico. Across Texas and parts of Louisiana, scholars are working to piece together a puzzle of a largely forgotten piece of American history: a network that
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Actually, some can learn from me. My great grandfather Florencio Contreras (left) was a blacksmith who put on horseshoes in Houston, Texas, for Black, white, and Mexican American cowboys. Four
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Mexican flag with the BLM flag. Mexican Americans in Atlanta joining #GeorgeFloydProtests For historical perspective, this isn’t the first time black and Latino activists have come together to protest police
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