Historical Documents

1901 Supreme Court
DeLima v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Arizona v. United States
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Hernandez v. Texas
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Cover of El Plan de Santa Barbara
El Plan de Santa Barbara (Plan of Santa Barbara)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
LULAC Logo
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Cesar Chavez holding a NFWA sign
National Farm Workers Association
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Young Mexican men stand outside a jail in Los Angeles, California, after police arrested them during the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots.
Zoot Suit Riots
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
SVREP logo
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
United States v. Vaello Madero
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Stop forced sterilization poster/image
Madrigal v. Quilligan
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Latino Students Protesting Proposition 187
California's Proposition 187
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.
Serna v. Portales
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Jovita Idar, shown in this picture, and her family helped organize this event
Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Puerto Ricans rally for civil rights outside City Hall in New York City.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
National Chicano Moratorium sign
National Chicano Moratorium
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Cesar Chaves with Robert Kennedy at the end of his fast
1968 Fasting Statement
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Sylvia Mendez, one of the children at the center of this case.
Mendez v. Westminster
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Children from different ethnic background pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag
Plyler v. Doe
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The acquitted defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial reunite with their families.
People v. Zamora
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Picture of the Proclamation
Proclamation 3869
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Young Lords members with a sign
The Young Lords Organization
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Picture of Mexican American students protesting
East Los Angeles Walkouts
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
1901 Supreme Court
Downes v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Picture of Cesar Chavez
1984 Commonwealth Club Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
This political cartoon illustrates James Buchanan beset by figures who employ quotes from the Ostend Manifesto to legitimize their criminal acts.
Ostend Manifesto
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan (Spiritual Plan of Aztlan)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Class Photo at a Mexican-American School Featuring Future President Lyndon B. Johnson
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Texas Revolution
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Historical Images

The White Man's Burden cartoon
The White Man's Burden
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Uncle Sam's New Class in the Art of Self-Government cartoon
Uncle Sam's New Class in the Art of Self-Government
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Picture of "School Begins" Political Cartoon
School Begins
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)