The 1917 Bath Riots: A 17 Year Mexican Girl Leads a Workers Protest At the El Paso border Crossing

Let us know what you thinkThe 1917 Bath RiotsIn this episode Marcelo takes the lead by telling Jess and Mason the story of Carmelita Torres, a 17 year old Mexican girl fed up with the dehumanizing processes she and her fellow migrant workers had to go through when they crossed the border in El Paso Texas legally to work, starting a protest that quickly escalated into a riot. Learn about the policies, events, and cruel practices that led up to this often underlooked chapter in Chicano and Western American HistorySourcesZinn Education Project. "Bath Riots: January 28, 1917." Available at: [Zinn Education Project](https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots).Luz Media. "Carmelita Torres and the Bath Riots." Available at: [Luz Media](https://luzmedia.co/carmelita-torres-bath-riots).National Domestic Workers Alliance. "Carmelita Torres." Available at: [National Domestic Workers Alliance](https://www.domesticworkers.org/history/carmelita-torres/).Episode Photohttps://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots Thanks so much for listening!!!!!Like, subscribe, leave a review, wherever you can!!! Check us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to [email protected] Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/