1918 Porvenir Massacre Unit Lesson
By Arlinda Valencia
Supplemental Reading Resource:
The Injustice Never Leaves You
Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
Chapter 3: Denial of Justice
By Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez
LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS - THE TEXAS RANGERS: GOOD GUYS NO MORE
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-texas-rangers-good-guys-no-more
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-texas-rangers-good-guys-no-more
PORVENIR MASSACRE UNIT LESSON
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These funds may be used for tuition, textbooks, backpacks, laptops, and meal plans. Our goal is to help students reach their dreams of achieving college degrees, serving our community with integrity, and becoming the leaders we know they can be! Your support is crucial!
Internet Resources:
BULLOCK MUSEUM - Life and Death on the Border 1910 - 1920: https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/press/media-kits/life-and-death-on-the-border
Porvenir massacre on Texas border haunts descendants 100 years later: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2018/01/26/100-years-later-porvenir-massacre-haunts-descendants-texas-border/1058345001/
Excerpt from the 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/treasures/law/porvenir-1.html
Hidden Figuras Jovita Idár: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYJWF11N4l0
Rangers and Outlaws | TSLAC: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/treasures/law/index.html
- Eyewitness account of a massacre at Porvenir, Texas, from the 1919 investigation. Rosendo Mesa Deposition
- The entire transcript of the 1919 Ranger investigation (almost 1500 pages) is now available in PDF format. (Volume 1, 2, 3) Volume 2 - Porvenir Massacre
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/
The Portal to Texas History: https://texashistory.unt.edu/