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Joe Ulibarri, Cindy Trujillo, Ernesto Valdez, and Jacqui Bonsell at Crusade March 1974
Joe Ulibarri (justicia si racismo no), Cindy Trujillo (libertad para los tres), Ernesto Valdez (brown shirt), and Jacqui Bonsell (black jacket) march in Denver for Chicano Liberation Day (1974).
March 22, 2022
Joe Chavez, Working at the Pueblo smelter, interactions between Mexicans and Spanish Americans
In 1978 Joe Chavez shares a story of when he used to work at the Pueblo smelter. In this story he got into a fight with other workers. Joe Chavez’s story highlights some of the tensions between Mexicans, and as Chavez puts it, Spanish Americans.
May 11, 2019
Joe Chavez, Retiring from CF&I, discrimination witnessed at CF&I
In 1978 Joe Chavez recalls the one of the departments he worked in and the conditions that he had to work under. In his description, he also talks about how Mexicans were put in the lowest paying and often most tiring departments.
Job Description for Proposed Position of Director of Mexican American Affairs 1978
Job description for proposed position of Director of Mexican American Affairs, submitted to President Joseph R. Smiley by the United Mexican American Students (UMAS). Click here for the full report
September 7, 2021
Jimmie Arellano Quote
“There was a railroad track bridge that went over the black water… at that time the mill was going so strong that the water was running real fast. If you fell in there, you were going for a ride.”
May 12, 2019
Jerry Renner Interview
Jerry talks about the camaraderie found in a coal mining crew and how important it was in the life of a miner. 6.5 mins.
May 12, 2020
James Maestas boxing
A group of boys, including James Maestas, box as part of an exhibition for the US Military at Lowry Air Froce Base in Aurora, 1943
August 30, 2020
Irrigating a field
Bill Moreno irrigates his field in San Luis (Costilla County), 1970
March 18, 2019
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