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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.
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SUMMARY:MACRI Talk - Lyndon Johnson\, Mexican Americans\, and the Border
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? \nOur America 250 MACRI Talk series continues in August with a conversation about Lyndon Johnson\, Mexican Americans\, and the Border\, featuring historian Geraldo Cadava. LBJ was a native Texan\, and\, when he was a college sophomore\, Johnson taught at the Welhausen Ward Elementary School\, a segregated Mexican American school in Cotulla\, Texas. He credited this experience with inspiring his interest in supporting education and the Mexican American community. How did this manifest during his time in office? LBJ’s career in politics was marked by civil rights movements\, shifts in U.S.-Latin America relations\, and major changes to immigration law. What was his relationship to Mexican Americans pursuing civil rights advancements?  \nJoin us to learn about this and more during this special virtual MACRI Talk to take place on LBJ’s birthday\, August 27! \n  \nThursday\, August 27\, 2026  |  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The event will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \nRSVP to receive a reminder and links for the talk! \n  \n*** \nAbout our guest \nGeraldo Cadava is a historian of the United States at Northwestern University. He focuses on Latinos in the United States\, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands\, and Latin American immigration. He is originally from Tucson\, Arizona. Cadava is the author of two books. Most recently\, he wrote The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity\, from Nixon to Trump\, published by Ecco in 2020. His first book was Standing on Common Ground: The Making of a Sunbelt Borderland\, published by Harvard University Press in 2013. He is working on a third book\, an overview of Latino History since the Spanish conquest called A Thousand Bridges\, to be published by Crown. \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! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
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