Kentucky Subway Map
In Kentucky the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s were almost entirely a black-white issue. About the only Latino role in the struggle occurred in 1956, when …
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Maine Metro Map
Maine is home to an estimated 1.1 percent of all Latinos in New England. This small Latino population in Maine consists of people who have migrated to the southern …
Map of Maine
Business Development and Labor Force Participation Latinos have reported moving to Maine to experience a better quality of life. This included finding employment. Some Latinos have been successful in …
Indiana Map Tourist Attractions
The Ugly Face of Racism Mexicans’ relationship with other groups was rocky from the start. During the 1919 strike, Mexican and black workers were introduced under the cover of …
Map of Indiana
Puerto Ricans and Cubans Join the Mexicans The United States emerged as a superpower after World War II. A period of rapid economic growth and modernization started at the …
Maine Map Tourist Attractions
Citizenship status is thought to confer many benefits that should put migrant populations on a trajectory to the middle class. As previously noted, Latinos in Maine are predominantly born …
Massachusetts Metro Map
Massachusetts passes the first mandatory bilingual education transition program in the United States as a result of demographic shifts and the work of activists in the Commonwealth. Cambridge reimplements …
Indiana Metro Map
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Until recently Indiana had been a state with a solid white majority of over 90 percent. However, a steady shift in the demographic composition of the state …
Maryland Map
NOTABLE LATINOS Fernandez Cavada, Federico (1831-1871). A lieutenant colonel in the Union Army until his capture in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Fernandez Cavada fought in the battles …
Maryland Metro Map
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Early History As with other states along the eastern seaboard, Maryland’s first contacts with Latinos came as a result of exploration. Governor Menendez the Aviles is said …