DBQ: Texts

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Francisco and Porfirio Diaz Magon, Los Angeles Regeneracion, "At the Last Hour," 1914. (Waldrep, 2006, p. 176)
  1. List the following: Who is writing? What is he writing about? To whom is he writing?
  2. Locate the pieces of evidence that indicate that this is an authentic newspaper entry. Address the limits of the reproduction.
  3. Interpret the intent of Magon’s article and the social and cultural implications of such actions.
  4. Analyze Magon’s argument. Based on the oppression Latinos faced in the Southwest, is his argument reasonable? How does your contemporary understanding of justice influence how you view the argument?
  5. Compare Magon’s stance on extralegal violence to the Anglo-American vigilante justice in relation to Latinos. Is Magon’s position justified? Why or why not?
  6. Write a law that would adequately prosecute those who exercised vigilante justice and mob violence, according to your judgment of the severity of the crime.
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Francisco and Porfirio Diaz Magon, Los Angeles Regeneracion, "A Swine," 1914 
(Waldrep, 2006, p. 175)
  1. Identify who wrote the article and the issue discussed.
  2. Locate the elements of the article and/or its source that indicate its authenticity.
  3. Interpret the intent of this article published in Regeneracion.
  4. Analyze the influence of Regeneracion on the Latino community and how this would inform the resistance movement under Anglo American repression (particularly note the last sentence).
  5. Appraise the strength Magon’s moral argument including the effectiveness of personal attacks against Procoro Gutierrez.
  6. Compose a letter to the editor in response to this article.
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Victoriano Huerta's followers, "Plan of San Diego," 1915. (Waldrep, 2006, p. 177)
  1. What kind of document is this? Who wrote it?
  2. Identify what indicates that this document is authentic.
  3. Interpret the larger meaning of “The Plan of San Diego” for the Mexicans involved.
  4. Huerto’s followers talk of liberating African Americans and throwing slavery off of themselves. Compare Huerto’s followers’ use of the word “slavery” and “liberty” in relation to themselves in this context to the type of slavery from which they suggest liberating African Americans. Analyze how their experience might parallel Anglo-American oppression of African-Americans.
  5. Compare this form of resistance, extreme calls to violence, to other more peaceful forms of resistance such as appealing to government and organizing civil rights organizations. Judge whether or not, in light of other options, violence in the face of oppression is justified.
  6. Rewrite the "Plan of San Diego" in a way that parallels your interpretation of federal law and the role of revolution in the United States.
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Interpretation of Spanish newspaper regarding the lynching of Pascual Orozco.
"Pascual Orozco and the Fugitive Law," 1915. 
(Waldrep, 2006, p. 178)
  1. What is the context of this article? What is the issue being condemned?
  2. Explain how you know that this is a real article from a Spanish-speaking newspaper.
  3. Illustrate how this form of resistance to lynching fits into the context of others (violence, organized committees, appeals to the U.S. federal government and the Mexican government).
  4. Explain why this would or would not be an effective form of resistance. What other options does s/he have in light of the racial climate?
  5. Consider the sentence containing the phrase, “...that even the cannibals in the heart of Africa would feel ashamed” (p. 179). Assess how this sentence affects the author’s argument.
  6. Write a response to this article as though you were the intended audience.
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Interpretation by Spanish newspaper regarding the lynching of Pascual Orozco."Reprisals Feared for the Death of Pascual Orozco," 1915. (Waldrep, 2006, p. 179)
  1. Who wrote this article? What is it about?
  2. Indicate which pieces of information support whether or not this article is real.
  3. Interpret the cultural and social significance that this article interpreting the lynching of Pascual Orozco was published by a Spanish-speaking newspaper newspaper.
  4. Compare the concerns of this newspaper to those of the other newspaper (refer to previous document).
  5. Compare interpretations of the Revolutionary War of 1775 in America to interpretations of the threat of a violent Latino uprising(based on the report of the Anglo American community's concern of a violent reaction).
  6. Write a contemporary newspaper article interpreting the lynching of Pascual Orozco.
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postcard

"Postcard Back" (Gonzales-Day, Ken Gonzales-Day Collection, 2005). Used with permission.
  1. Describe the visual and textual elements of the image. Identify what it is.
  2. Identify the elements of the image that indicate it was written in 1920.
  3. Apply your knowledge of lynching culture in the Southwest to interpret the significance of the way this post card was used.
  4. Analyze how this postcard was used in comparison to its intended use, and analyze the author’s intent in using the postcard in this way.
  5. Evaluate the text and the use of the postcard to assess whether the author supported or opposed lynching.
  6. Compose two responses to this postcard as if it had been mailed to you, one as if you were Latino living in 1920 and another as if you were Anglo American in 1920.

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