U. S. Political history. From purdue university, this is about an hour and a half. Hi, ill be guiding our conversation this afternoon. Our panel today is entitled making the case for latino political history. A theme that is arguably central to the idea of remaking american political history. This is not to say that no one has ever thought of or written about latinos in politics and history. In fact, the conversation to come follows in the footsteps of many major works and scholars. But instead, this is about rethinking about what political historians Pay Attention to. In an earlier panel this morning, an essential question was asked about the segregation of american political history in which there is a real barrier to what organizations and individuals are labeled as political or diplomatic actors. In a similar vein, this panel seeks to shift the conversation toward a discourse that cease latinos as central rather than peripheral to the development of modern american democracy. Forge
Morning, an essential question was asked about the segregation of american political history in which there is a real barrier to what organizations and individuals are labeled as political or diplomatic actors. In a similar vein, this panel seeks to shift the conversation toward a decemb discourse that s latinos as central rather than peripheral to the development of modern american democracy. Forged in the fire of 19th century warfare, boosted by constant mass migration throughout the 20th, latinos have been part and parcel of modern americas social fabric. With well over 150 years of history in the United States, latinos have made an indelible mark on u. S. Politics. Be it in the early legislative histories in the southwest territories, as founders of longstanding civic and political organizations, in the protest movements in the 1960s, or 70s, or as voters, latinos have made u. S. Politics their own. Yet in reading the major synthetic works of american political history or examining
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Honestly is amazing. William is a Political Affairs reporter and has written for the New York Times Foreign Affairs and new republic publications of that sort and also in any nominated producer of a documentary series on showtime. It is called the trade and National Human trafficking. William is a graduate and the school of journalism. He lives in new york and is a frequent contributor, and welcome William Wheeler to our event tonight. Thank you for coming out very much. I want to give you a flavor of what we are talking about and we will open up to questions so be thinking of any probing of insightful questions you want to ask. This passage comes what i tried to do is look at cycles of foreignpolicy in the us that are behind the gangs that entrenched themselves across Central America and are a big part of the equation that is driving so many people to our southern borders. Try to understand the push factors behind our border crisis so i start reporting on the origins of ms 13, eightee