Refusing To Forget

In 1988, Hispanic Heritage month was enacted into law in order to acknowledge the contributions and histories of the American Latino community. For Sonia Hernández, a Texas A&M University history associate professor, it’s one thing to remember; it’s another to refuse to forget.

To that end, in 2014, she helped establish Refusing to Forget, a multifaceted public history project that seeks to recover and disseminate a grimmer part of American history: anti-Mexican violence in Texas, particularly along the border in the early 20th century.  To read the full story by Heather Rodriguez ’04, click here.