@chris24csalazar Christopher,
I was super intrigued by the story of Amador Flores, and I am happy to see that someone else in our class chose to write about what Amador Flores stood for.
@KarenHe34029509 It sure was a smart move for the Manhattan Project to take place in Los Alamos for several reasons. One I`m sure was the fact that it was at the time such a rural area.
@KarenHe34029509 Karen,
This is some amazing facts that you share, its important to remember the role that the Navajos played in the winning of the war.
As head of theBIA, Collier formulated plans for a ational Indian New Deal. His experiences among the peoples of NMconvinced him that Great Depression had impacted Native Americans particularly forcefullydue to existing Federal Policies geared toward culturalassimilation#Hist2260
Educational opportunities were often provided in CCC Camps to combat illiteracy, promote vocational skills, and in NM to promote nuevomexicano customs. #Hist2260
CCC Camps were organized following the pattern of the U.S. military. Participants would sleep in barracks and were expected to go to bed and wake up at specific times. #Hist2260
As it was reported in the July, 18 1936 edition of The National New Deal liberals and others used racism to root out those who attempted to organize unions in New Mexico and the southwest. #Hist2260
WPA administrators looked to a 1922 law that addressed the citizenship of those who married "aliens" under that law, any women who married a non-citizen prior to 1922 lost her citizenship and was classified as an "alien" along with her partner. #Hist2260
@BrendaL03679053 Brenda,
It was interesting to me that anyone who was involved with Las Gorras didn't openly admit that. I could only assume it had to do with the types of acts that were committed by Las Gorras.