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  • a Brief History of Mexicans in the Mississippi

    a Brief History of Mexicans in the Mississippi
    May 1 2025
    Because of the movie Sinners, there has been a lot of talk about wy Mexicans were not in Mississippi in 1932. With many blaming Mexican repatriation, which took place from 1929 to 1939. But it seems the truth is more complicated than that.Cristina tells Carmen about the brief history of Mexicans in the Mississippi.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSourceshttps://daily.jstor.org/jim-crow-affected-mexican-immigrants-too/https://www.axios.com/2022/02/24/tamales-blues-latino-links-american-black-southhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.5149/9781469624976_weise.5.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Aeea05938c570713b8d1b39c47033e1e1&ab_segments=&initiator=&acceptTC=1Different from That Which Is Intended for the Colored Race: Mexicans and Mexico in Jim Crow Mississippi, 1918–1939 Book Title: Corazón de Dixie Book Subtitle: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910 Book Author(s): JULIE M. WEISE Published by: University of North Carolina Press. (2015)https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/mexicans-and-mexican-americans-mississippi-delta/https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/jackson-county/article254921792.html#amp_ct=1745534488450&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17455342513681&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunherald.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fcounties%2Fjackson-county%2Farticle254921792.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriationhttps://www.uscis.gov/about-us/our-history/stories-from-the-archives/ins-records-for-1930s-mexican-repatriationshttps://indianahistory.org/blog/by-the-train-loads-mexican-repatriation-movement-in-the-midwest-part-i/https://indianahistory.org/blog/by-the-train-loads-mexican-repatriation-movement-in-the-midwest-part-ii/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_tamale_(food)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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  • Carlota Lucumi and the Triunvirato Rebellion

    Carlota Lucumi and the Triunvirato Rebellion
    Apr 24 2025
    On November 5, 1843, an enslaved woman named Carlota Lucumi, also known as La Negra Carlota de Cuba, led an uprising at the Triunvirato sugar plantation, located in Matanzas, Cuba. The uprising became known as the Triunvirato Rebellion, and inspired further rebellions among the enslaved in Cuba. Carmen shares the story of Carlota Lucumi and at the end, Cristina shares a brief Bukele update.

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    Sources

    Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance and Rebellion
    https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/carlotta-lucumi-la-negra-carlota-1844/
    https://www.afrocubaweb.com/carlota.htm
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/15/1840991/-Black-Kos-Week-In-Review-She-was-a-rebel-slave-leader-a-cold-war-symbol-and-a-modern-icon

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  • Jesus Pallares & Liga Obrera de Habla Espanola

    Jesus Pallares & Liga Obrera de Habla Espanola
    Apr 17 2025
    In 1936, Jesus Pallares, a union leader, along with 100 Mexican American mineworkers were deported as “undesirable aliens” after a strike in Gallup, New Mexico. Martial law was declared to break the strike. Hundreds of miners and their families were evicted from their homes, two miners were killed by sheriffs, many, like Jesus, were arrested and deported.

    Carmen tells Cristina about this point in history and compares it to more recent precedented times. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/

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    Sources

    Working Class History Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion
    https://revolutionsnewsstand.com/2025/03/30/gallup-new-mexico-uncle-sam-mops-up-by-a-l-wirin-from-pacific-weekly-carmel-vol-2-no-26-june-28-1935/
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/6/29/1397574/-Organizing-in-the-Mines
    https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-8/lrs-chicano/part-2.htm
    https://workersvoiceus.org/justin-akers-chacon-and-mike-davis-no-one-is-illegal-excerpt-2017-2/
    https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raid-bellingham-washington-roofing-company-73dfd3d3ca1af12503108616f3726e12

    Three Ways to Support Detained Farmworker Organizer Alfredo Lelo Juarez

    Bukele Segment Sources:

    https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-trump-deported-e537cfb69a9840046b5d3e512509e9a8

    https://apnews.com/article/who-is-abrego-garcia-e1b2af6528f915a1f0ec60f9a1c73cdd

    https://cristosal.org/EN/2023/08/17/report-one-year-under-the-state-of-exception/

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    37 m
  • Little Announcement

    Little Announcement
    Mar 27 2025
    Carmen and Cristina announce a short break to take some time to catch up!

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    3 m
  • Activismo Ambiental en América Latina

    Activismo Ambiental en América Latina
    Mar 20 2025
    America Latina es uno de los lugares mas mortiferos para ser defensor de derechos. A pesar de las altas tasas de asesitatos de activistas y de impunidad, muchos arriesgan sus vidas para luchar por sus derechos. En este episodio, Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre el estado del activismo ambiental en America Latina y unos casos de activistas ambientales q quienes les quitaron la vida por su activismo. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSourceshttps://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/almost-2000-land-and-environmental-defenders-killed-between-2012-and-2022-protecting-planet/ https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/who-killing-latin-americas-environmentalists https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/homero-gomez-gonzalez/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/he-told-me-of-his-battle-to-save-the-monarch-butterfly-from-illegal-loggers-now-hes-gone-missing/2020/01/23/353a6a94-3dea-11ea-afe2-090eb37b60b1_story.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51304857 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homero_G%C3%B3mez_Gonz%C3%A1lez The Guardian of the Monarchs documentary on Netflix https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/03/mexico-second-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-worker-found-murdered https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/over-1700-environmental-activists-killed-in-past-decade-report https://hrf.org/the-cost-of-defending-the-environment-in-latin-america/ https://www.foe.org.au/what_is_extractivismhttps://latamjournalismreview.org/news/honduras-suspected-murderer-of-journalist-and-indigenous-leader-pablo-hernandez-captured/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/honduras-indigenous-community-radio-director-pablo-isabel-hern%C3%A1ndez-murdered-un-ohchr-calls-for-murder-investigation-to-include-his-work-as-human-rights-defender/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/honduras-lenca-environmental-defender-is-first-the-human-rights-defender-to-be-killed-in-2022-in-the-country/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/22/two-murders-in-a-week-honduran-activists-risk-death-to-defend-rights https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/melvin-geovany-mej%C3%ADa-rodr%C3%ADguez-broad-movement-for-dignity-and-justice-madj-movimiento-amplio-por-la-dignidad-y-la-justicia/ https://www.irtfcleveland.org/content/rrn/2022-02-24-000000 https://www.mp.hn/publicaciones/exhuman-cadaver-del-lider-indigena-en-el-progreso-yoro/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/07/venezuela-indigenous-leader-killed-amazon-defendershttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/venezuela-indigenous-leader-defended-amazon-shot-dead Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    40 m
  • Lolita Lebron: Part Two

    Lolita Lebron: Part Two
    Mar 13 2025
    On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican Nationalists opened fire on the house of Representatives chamber at the US Capitol. They were led by Lolita Lebron, a woman who some see as a hero and others as a terrorist.Cristina tells Carmen about Lolita Lebron, picking up from the attack on March 1st, to her time in prison and her continued activism once she was back in Puerto Rico.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSourceshttps://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_Lebr%C3%B3nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_New_York_Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Acthttps://web.archive.org/web/20170506201050/https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/ylp-reader.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_United_States_Capitol_shootinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayuya_Uprisinghttps://www.roosevelt.nl/en/from-the-vaults/lolita-lebron-there-is-no-need-now-to-kill-for-freedom/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03lebron.htmlhttps://www.workers.org/2022/03/62656/https://mediaburn.org/video/the-defense-of-lolita-lebron-an-interview-with-conrad-lynn/https://mronline.org/2010/08/07/puerto-rico-remembers-independence-fighter-lolita-lebron/https://www.npr.org/2010/08/03/128959759/remembering-puerto-rican-activist-lolita-lebronhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Matos_Paolihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Albizu_Camposhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/caracas-conference-1954Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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  • Lolita Lebron: Part One

    Lolita Lebron: Part One
    Mar 6 2025
    On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican Nationalists opened fire on the house of Representatives chamber at the US Capitol. They were led by Lolita Lebron, a woman who some see as a hero and others as a terrorist.Cristina tells Carmen about Lolita Lebron, leading up to the March 1st attack. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSourceshttps://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_Lebr%C3%B3nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_New_York_Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Acthttps://web.archive.org/web/20170506201050/https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/ylp-reader.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_United_States_Capitol_shootinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayuya_Uprisinghttps://www.roosevelt.nl/en/from-the-vaults/lolita-lebron-there-is-no-need-now-to-kill-for-freedom/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03lebron.htmlhttps://www.workers.org/2022/03/62656/https://mediaburn.org/video/the-defense-of-lolita-lebron-an-interview-with-conrad-lynn/https://mronline.org/2010/08/07/puerto-rico-remembers-independence-fighter-lolita-lebron/https://www.npr.org/2010/08/03/128959759/remembering-puerto-rican-activist-lolita-lebronhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Matos_Paolihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Albizu_Camposhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/caracas-conference-1954Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    28 m
  • The Failed Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba

    The Failed Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba
    Feb 27 2025
    Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba was the captain of an expedition that left Castilla del oro (Cuba) in 1517, with the intent of finding more indigenous people to enslave. But none of it went as planned.

    Cristina tells Carmen about this failed expedition and the victory of the Maya, who drove the Spaniards out during their battle.

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    Sources:
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Hern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba_(Yucat%C3%A1n_conquistador)
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba_expedition&wprov=rarw1
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucayan_Archipelago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_San_Antonio,_Cuba
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060427121141/
    http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/espanol/historia/colonia/detalle.cfm?idpag=4166&idsec=2&idsub=13

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    32 m
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