Hispanic Heritage Month
12 items
Life in the Spanish Colonies
Essay - 2235 Words
Essay
2235 Words
How did the Spanish and New World natives interact?
The American Southwest: Tucson in Transition
Essay - 2715 Words
Essay
2715 Words
Explores the unique culture and history of Tucson.
César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers
Essay - 2534 Words
Essay
2534 Words
Explores the boycotts and protests of the United Farm Workers.
Art as Protest: Images from the United Farm Workers of America, 1973–1978
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
The Art of Protest: The United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike | BRIdge from the Past
Video
Video
11 Min
What do images tell us about the role of protest in creating change? Using the logo for the United Farm Workers as a point of departure, Mary explores one of the most famous strikes in U.S. history, the Delano Grape Strike.
11 Min
Cortés’ Account of Tenochtitlan, 1522
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Las Casas on the Destruction of the Indies, 1552
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Junípero Serra’s Baja California Diary
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Sam Houston and Texas Independence
Essay - 2698 Words
Essay
2698 Words
Explores how Texas became part of the United States.
Debating the Mexican-American War, May 1846
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Cowboys and Cattle Drives
Essay - 2795 Words
Essay
2795 Words
Why do Americans romanticize the image of cowboys?
Documenting Disaster: Dorothea Lange’s Photographs of the Dust Bowl | BRIdge from the Past
Video
Video
13 Min
Starting in 1931, a long drought and high temperatures in the Great Plains triggered a disaster commonly referred to as The Dust Bowl. In this video, Mary looks at photographs by photographer Dorothea Lange documenting this challenging time. How can images give us an understanding not only of an event but of the men and women who lived through it?
13 Min