What about Ricardo Flores Magón and his followers referred to as the Magonistas? And so, I start the book with this lynching to anchor us in the story that the Mexican Revolution is about social conditions in Mexico, of course, but it’s also, in some ways, a rebellion against racial violence and what’s called “Juan Crow,” or its Jim Crow derivative in the Southwest in the United States, and the treatment of Mexicans.
Kelly Lytle Hernández: So, Antonio Rodriguez was a farm worker in South Texas who was targeted by a white mob and accused of murdering a white woman and also of being a member of this revolutionist group led by Ricardo Flores Magón - the Magonistas - and he was burned at the stake. Who was Antonio Rodriguez and why start with that story? Texas Standard: In early November of 1910, you begin in the book with a lynching in Rock Springs, Texas. This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity:
But what about the name Ricardo Flores Magón? He was a radical who galvanized journalists, miners, migrant workers and many more to take part in the revolution.Īuthor Kelly Lytle Hernández tells Magón’s story and how it impacts the Mexican American population of today in her new book “Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands.” Listen to her interview with Texas Standard above or read the transcript below. and Mexico around the time of the revolution.For many, when it comes to the Mexican Revolution, the name Pancho Villa is a familiar one. The Show spoke with her to learn about her work and the relationship between the U.S.
Kelly Lytle Hernández writes about that and much more in her book, "Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands." That reality was, for some historians, reminiscent of the time of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, a period when immigrants from Mexico were beginning to have an enormous impact on this country. and Mexico, but it did exacerbate a cultural wedge. From an economic standpoint, that didn’t affect relations between the U.S. Kelly Lytle Hernandez, author of “Bad Mexicans”įormer President Donald Trump was aggressive in using inflammatory rhetoric related to border policy and immigration when he famously referred to “bad hombres” in late 2016.
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