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Part I: The Mexican Heritage

ContributorsSouthwest Council of La Raza (Contributor)
Created1969
DescriptionThis section focuses on Aztec history and Mexico's Indigenous roots. It also discusses the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish.

Part IV: The Awakening

ContributorsSouthwest Council of La Raza (Contributor)
Created1969
DescriptionThis section focuses on the political and social awakening of the Mexican American community in the United States. It examines the beginning of the Chicano/a Movement in education, politics, labor, and land rights.

"Los Tres Mojados"

ContributorsFlores, Pedro, 1894-1979 (Composer) / Hermanos Prado (Performer)
Created1976
Description
"Los Tres Mojados" is a corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case, in which George, Thomas, and Patrick Hanigan were tried for torturing undocumented immigrants Manuel García Loya, Eleazar Ruelas Zavala, and Bernabe Herrera. "Mojado" is an historically derogatory term for the Latino community but was used here to bring…

"Los Tres Mojados" is a corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case, in which George, Thomas, and Patrick Hanigan were tried for torturing undocumented immigrants Manuel García Loya, Eleazar Ruelas Zavala, and Bernabe Herrera. "Mojado" is an historically derogatory term for the Latino community but was used here to bring awareness to immigration issues.