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Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this tiny border town. 100 years later, VOCES "Porvenir, Texas" asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that still remain along the border a century later.
VOCES: They Lost Their Land Through Murder and Theft
Sowing the Seeds of Racial War Across U.S.-Mexico Border
An El Paso woman learned a horrible secret about her family: Her great-grandfather had been massacred, along with 14 other men and boys, on Jan. 28, 1918. When Arlinda Valencia learned who was to blame for the terrible act, she realized more needed to be done to expose the dark past of a legendary law enforcement agency, the Texas Rangers.
Credits: Director/Producer: Andrew Shapter/Christina Fernandez. Latino Public Broadcasting.
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