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Hispanic Americans: References & Edit History

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Replaced media. Jul 07, 2026
Media added. Jul 13, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS NewsHour - This Author Traveled Across the Country to Ask: What Does It Mean to Be Latino? Aug 31, 2021
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Humanities - El Movimiento. Aug 20, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - A Class Apart. Aug 18, 2021
Add new Web site: Latino Public Broadcasting - Latinos Are Essential - Chelsea: An Essential City. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Demonstrations of 2006. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Can You Trace Half Your Roots? Mitochondrial DNA | Finding Your Roots. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS - Latino Americans - Timeline of Important Dates. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Pew Research Center - Afro-Latino: A Deeply Rooted Identity Among U.S. Hispanics. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS - Voces - MAYO. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: For Community and Country: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia - Dr. Hector P. Garcia Digital Exhibit. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Learning for Justice - Latino Civil Rights Timeline, 1903 to 2006. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Latino Public Broadcasting - Latinos Are Essential - All Around Us. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Latino Public Broadcasting - Latinos Are Essential - Growing in the Shadows. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Latino Public Broadcasting - Latinos Are Essential. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Latino USA - Latinos Can't 'Go Home.' They Are Home. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Gustavo Perez Firmat. Aug 17, 2021
Add new Web site: StoryCorps - A Mother's Promise. Aug 02, 2021
Changed select section titles. Jul 27, 2021
Changed “Mexican Farm Labor Supply Program” to “Mexican Farm Labor Program.” Jul 23, 2021
New article added. Jul 16, 2021
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