“The oppression and exploitation of Latinos (like Asians) have historical roots unknown to most Americans. People who learn at least a little about Black slavery remain totally ignorant about how the United States seized half of Mexico or how it has colonized Puerto Rico.” SlaveryOppressionMexicoAmerican HistoryUs HistoryPuerto RicoMexican HistoryPuerto Rican HistoryAsian American HistoryLatino American History Book:De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century Source: De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century
“Manifest Destiny saw Yankee conquest as the inevitable result of a confrontation between enterprise and progress (white) versus passivity and backwardness (Indian, Mexican).” American HistoryWhite SupremacyUs HistoryManifest Destiny Book:De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century Source: De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century