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
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/