'Porvenir, Texas': Film Screening and Discussion

  • October 29, 2019
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 CST
  • Crown Center, Room 141
  • Dr. Ben Johnson, bjohnson25@luc.edu
  • Free
  • Undergraduates, Graduates, Faculty, Staff
    Open to the public.
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    A century ago, vigilantes and Texas Rangers killed hundreds of Latinos. In recent years, descendants of the slain and scholars have for the first time secured historical markers and other recognition of this state-sanctioned racial violence. What are the stakes of remembering these atrocities in another era of heightened border tensions and violence? Join Loyola historian Benjamin Johnson for a discussion of a recent documentary on the subject.