CIVIL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE — THE FORCE OF REIES LOPEZ TIJERINA
![Black and white photo of former NM Governor Jerry Apodaca shaking hands with civil rights leader Reies Lopez Tijerina](https://newmexicohumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NMHC-Blog-Reies-Lopez-Tijerina-web30.jpg)
By Ray John de Aragon
“What was the immortal legacy of the extreme activism of Reies Lopez Tijerina?”
COMO QUE DOLLY PARTON ?!
![Hand holding a copy of the album "Best of Dolly Parton"](https://newmexicohumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NMHC-Blog-Dolly-Parton2-web30.jpg)
By Leeanna Teresa Martinez y Torres
“As a young girl growing up in rural New Mexico, I’d sift through Mama’s record collection, often landing on what became one of my favorite albums.”
THE B-52 BOMBER THAT FELL FROM THE SKY
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By Mario X. Martinez
“In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 30, 1963, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was flying a routine training mission out of Walker AFB when a tragic event thrust the inhabitants of the Mora Valley into the national spotlight.”