RACISM & DISCRIMINATION AT THE LAFAYETTE SWIMMING POOL, 1934 Additional Resources
ARTICLES AND ONLINE RESOURCES
Racism and Injustice: Do We Bring Children Into the Conversation? www.news.ucdenver.edu/racism-and-injustice-do-we-bring-children-into-the-conversation
The Language of Diversity is, Well, Diverse www.news.ucdenver.edu/the-language-of-diversity-is-well-diverse
Deportation of U.S citizens of Mexican decent during the depression history.com/news/great-depression-repatriation-drives-mexico-deportation
America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-American 'Repatriation' www.npr.org/2015/09/10/439114563/americas- forgotten-history-of-mexican-american-repatriation
The Latino-American Experience PBS Series www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/
Identify and Explore Multicultural Picture Books www.diversebookfinder.org
PLACES TO VISIT The Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (772 Santa Fe Dr., Denver) - a co-operative art gallery serving the Hispanic community for over thirty years with over 200 active members.
Mexican Cultural Center-Denver – 5350 Leetsdale Drive Ste 200W, Denver, CO – an organization that works in partnership with cultural, educational and other institutions to promote and maintain the richness of Mexican culture in the State of Colorado. www.mccdenver.org/mccwp
The Museo de las Americas/Museum of the Americas (861 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO) -was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit committed to preserving, presenting, and promoting the art and culture of the Latino people
Hecho en Colorado exhibit July 7, 2020 – January 10, 2021, History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO www.historycolorado.org/exhibit/hecho-en-colorado
Regis University (3333 Regis Blvd., Denver) has one of the finest collections of Santos (saints) in the state. The collection, which currently numbers over 700 items, is housed at Dayton Memorial Library, the main library on the Denver campus.
The Tesoro Foundation's Annual Spanish Market (19192 Hwy. 8, Morrison, CO - is an educationally focused art show that takes place in conjunction with the 1830s Rendezvous in late August. Featuring historically accurate camps, entertainment and a Spanish Market displaying 24 of Colorado and New Mexico's most highly regarded Spanish Colonial artists.
The Latino Cultural Arts Center www.lcac-denver.org 2645 W. 7th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
BOOKS HISTORY Extraordinary Hispanic Americans; Susan Sinnott
No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement; Cynthia E. Orozco
Atlas of Hispanic-American history; George Ochoa
Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States; Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Occupied America : a history of Chicanos; Rodolfo Acuña
Mexicans and Hispanos in Colorado schools and communities, 1920-1960; Rubén Donato
Latino Americans : the 500-year legacy that shaped a nation; Ray Suarez
Mexicans and Hispanos in Colorado schools and communities, 1920-1960; Rubén Donato
Latinos of Boulder County, Colorado, 1900-1980: Volume I, History and contributions; and Latinos of Boulder County, Colorado, 1900-1980: Volume II, Lives and legacies; Marjorie Keniston McIntosh
An African American and Latinx history of the United States; Paul Ortiz
Glory Be; Augusta Scattergood (historical fiction)
The Tortilla Curtain; TC Boyle (fiction)
Not From Here, Not From There: The Forced Migration of American Citizens; Maria Teresa H. de Holcomb (dramatic play)
Harvest of empire: a history of Latinos in America; Juan González
A people's history of the United States; Howard Zinn
An indigenous peoples' history of the United States; Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
El Nort : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America; Carrie Gibson
NON-FICTION White Fragility Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism; Robin DiAngelo Rising out of hatred: the awakening of a former white nationalist; Eli Saslow
Living in Spanglish : the search for Latino identity in America; Ed Morales
Not from Here, Not from There/No Soy de Aquí ni de Allá: The Autobiography of Nelson Díaz; Nelson Díaz
U.S. Latino issues; Rodolfo Acuña
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (book and DVD); Bryan Stevenson
Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s; Franscisco E. Balderrama and Raymond Rodriguez
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Yo! Yes? Christopher Raschka
Stellaluna; Janell Cannon
Mi mamá Alicia Sanchez : a story inspired by the lives of Alicia Sanchez and her daughter Eleanor Montour / Mi mamá Alicia Sanchez : una historia basada en las vidas de Alicia Sanchez y su hija; Eleanor Montour and Andrea Baeza Breinbauer
The house in the Cerulean Sea; T.J. Klune
A young people's history of the United States; Howard Zinn
The skin I'm in: a first look at racism; Pat Thomas
What if your best friend were blue? Vera Kochan
On the playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice; Jillian Roberts
This book is anti-racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work; Tiffany Jewell
ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES
Art Mando Coloring Sheets; www.artmandosilva.com/artresources
Su Teatro (Theater) www.suteatro.org
Motus Theater www.motustheater.org
Civil Rights Museum; www.civilrightsmuseum.org/exhibitions
History Colorado Notable Latinos; www.historycolorado.org/biografias-de-coloradenses-notables
City of Lafayette Pool Exhibit online; www.cityoflafayette.com/2445/Rose-Lueras-Story
Latino History Project www.latinohistoryproject.org