They Came to Toil

Author Melita Garza examined how journalistic representation impacted Mexican immigration during the Great Depression in her book, They Cameread more

Author Melita Garza examined how journalistic representation impacted Mexican immigration during the Great Depression in her book, They Came to Toil: Newspaper Representations of Mexicans and Immigrants in the Great Depression.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Fort Worth, Texas, from April 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close

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They Came to Toil

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Program ID:
446413-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
First Aired:
Jun 02, 2018 | 12:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jun 03, 2018 | 9:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jun 02, 2018 | 12:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 03, 2018 | 9:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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