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Proclamation to the Mexicans of Texas

From: Proclamation to the Mexicans of Texas By Juan Nepomuceno Cortina November 23, 1859 Mexicans! When the State of Texas began to receive the new organization which its sovereignty required as an integrate part of the Union, flocks of vampires, … Continue reading

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Untitled, 1949

Untitled, 1949. Dimmit, TX. Photograph by Russell Lee. According to the Center of American History at UT-Austin, “This is a small, west Texas wheat town with practically no permanent Spanish-American population. The sign is meant for the migratory agricultural worker.”

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