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SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - You Have the Right! Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, You Have the Right: Mexican Americans and Due Process of the Law. \n  \nThis exhibit explores three court cases involving Mexican Americans and Mexican-perceived individuals that have been significant to the interpretation of the Fifth\, Sixth\, and Fourteenth Amendments and shaped interpretation of due process of the law in the United States: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)\, United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975)\, and Chavez v. Martinez (2003).  \n  \nThe verdict in these cases\, whose plaintiffs were Mexican American and Latino individuals\, affect all Americans today. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) secured what we now call our “Miranda rights;” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) prohibited law enforcement from stopping and questioning someone on the basis of their appearance; and Chavez v. Martinez (2003) marked a rollback in protections from coercive questioning from authorities.  \n  \nThe three moments featured in this exhibit remind us that the interpretation of constitutional amendments is constantly debated in courts at all levels of government\, and can result in expansions and contractions of civil rights. The legal struggle for civil rights is continuous\, and rarely a linear progression.  \n  \nThe exhibit will be on display from Monday\, April 20\, 2026 through Tuesday\, June 30\, 2026.  \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-you-have-the-right-mexican-americans-and-due-process-of-the-law/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - Storied Property: María Cordova’s Casa
DESCRIPTION:La Casa Cordova\, known as Tucson\, Arizona’s oldest building\, was formerly the home of María Navarrete Cordova (1895–1975). In 1972\, gentrification and urban renewal pushed Cordova out of her home. She and her family fought the removal in court\, but lost the case. The historic building was preserved as a museum. The stories told there\, however\, did not represent María and her family’s history in the property\, and their struggle to keep it.  \nThe story of Casa Cordova raises questions about the role and practice of historic preservation in the face of the displacement of historic communities of color.  \n  \nJoin us for a virtual MACRI Talk featuring historian and memoirist\, Dr. Lydia Otero\, who will present on María Navarrete Cordova’s and her family’s history at Casa Cordova\, telling the stories that are missing from the historic site’s narrative. \nWednesday\, April 29\, 2026  |  6PM – 7PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders. \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nLydia R. Otero is a writer\, historian\, and activist deeply rooted in the Arizona-Sonora border region\, where they were born and raised. They were a tenured professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona (2003-2020). They were one of the original or founding members of Lesbianas Unidas in 1983 and were active in efforts including Lesbians of Color\, Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos in Los Angeles\, and the First National Lesbians of Color Conference. Their experiences as a queer activist\, and blue-collar worker from 1978 to 1998 in Los Angeles form the basis of their book\, L.A. Interchanges.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-storied-property-maria-cordovas-casa/
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SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us as we continue our series of special MACRI Talks for America 250\, the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. In this series\, we highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric.  \nOur July America 250 MACRI Talk features Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola\, who will present The Bricks before Brown v. Board of Education. This talk will explore the school desegregation court cases that preceded Brown v. Board of Education (1954)\, and in particular\, the cases involving Mexican American\, Native American\, and Chinese American families.  \n  \n🗓 Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026 | 6 PM – 7 PM Central Time \n👀 OJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \nRSVP to receive the links for the talk! \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.⭐️ \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nDr. Martinez-Cola is a proud Chicana\, daughter of an immigrant\, and first-generation scholar. She was born and raised in Battle Creek\, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan\, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and African American studies. She went on to earn her law degree at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. While she loved studying law\, the practice of law was unfulfilling. After only a year in law\, she switched career paths and served as director of multicultural affairs at a variety of institutions around the country. After nearly 10 years in student affairs\, she wanted to transition to academic affairs. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in sociology at Emory University. Following her graduation\, she accepted a position at Utah State University and worked there for three years before joining Morehouse College. Dr. Martinez-Cola currently serves as the Director of the Institute for Social Justice Research and Policy in the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership. In this role\, she supports her colleagues’ research and writing and engages in meaningful public policy conversations. Dr. Martinez-Cola is the author of The Bricks Before Brown: The Chinese American\, Native American\, and Mexican Americans’ Struggle for Educational Equality. \n  \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \n  \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-the-bricks-before-brown-v-board-of-education/
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