CHOOSE A LANGUAGE BELOW

REFLECTIONS ON THE LOSS OF A NEW MEXICO CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER

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By Carlyn N. Pinkins, M. A.
“The Dr. Harold Baileys of the world should inspire us all to do what we can to leave our communities, our towns and cities – our great state – better places than we found them. While we do our part to create the Dr. Harold Baileys of the future, we should also strive to make sure that the Dr. Harold Baileys of our past and present are never forgotten.”

RUDOLFO ANAYA: CATCHING CULTURES IN BLESS ME, ULTIMA

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By Richard Wayne Etulain
Anaya greatly expands the cultural contributions of his novel by combining the usual (Bildungsroman—growing up theme) with the unusual (complex, diverse New Mexico Hispanic culture)…

UP BY OUR BOOTSTRAPS; TWO LIVES IN RETROSPECT

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By Finnie Coleman
I found myself fascinated with Dr. McIver’s transition from the stultifying hopelessness of the Segregation Era to the wistful hopefulness of the Civil Rights Era…

MARTIN L. KING, JR.’S DAMNING LETTER FROM JAIL

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By Christopher A. Ulloa Chaves, ED.D.
“In the letter, King used a multi-disciplinary rhetorical approach that applied philosophical, theological, psychological, sociological, political, ethical and economic principles against systemic racism in Alabama…”

LITERATURE AS GUIDEPOSTS ON MY IMMIGRANT JOURNEY

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By Kei Tsuzuki
“What I have learned from books is that there is no one story that explains the world to us or captures our identity entirely. There is power in the specificity of each of our stories…”

A DIFFERENCE-MAKING BOOK

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By Richard Etulain
“Many authors hope their histories, novels or other writings will make a difference — that their works will catch readers’ attention and influence their thinking and actions.”

THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT THAT NEVER WAS

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By Brandon Johnson
The 13th Amendment, guaranteeing the abolition of chattel slavery in the United States, is one of the crown jewels of the American Constitution.