The May 1, 1908, letter to the editor succinctly stated what El Pasoans had been whispering about for years: “it is true that Henry Kelly” was the “political boss of El Paso.” […]
The Political Boss Of El Paso
Frontier Klansmen: The KKK In El Paso
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a racist white supremacy group. The secretive organization was established after the Civil War in response to the end of slavery, where its members were generally […]
The Doctor That Took On The White El Paso Political Establishment For Racial Equality
The political narrative in El Paso today is that the local Democratic Party is the party of inclusiveness and progressiveness. It is a narrative that has been carefully cultivated for decades. Lost […]
Mexican American Identity And El Paso Identity
Author’s note: The concepts of Mexican American Identity discussed here are primarily taken from a 1973 presentation made by UTEP professor Ellwyn Stoddard. See primary source note below for more information. Likely […]
El Paso: No Mexicans Allowed
In the 1940’s and in the early 1950’s signs reading “No Mexicans Allowed” still existed in El Paso. [9] Many El Pasoans tend to believe that El Paso is a friendly and […]
The Tom Lea Legacy And How El Paso Can Both Hate AND Love Mexicans
Our Adair Margo article elicited an email from a reader who called themselves “Tom Lea,” obviously a reader unwilling to provide their real name. The email included three PDF attachments and an […]
Editorial: In The Duranguito Battle, Where Are The Proletariat?
I realize that this editorial will likely upset some and others will just be angry, but it is something that needs to be asked – where are El Paso Hispanics in defense […]
Chihuahuita, Duranguito and Segundo Barrio Explains El Paso’s Economic Failure
Chihuahuita’s population “are potential assets of enormous value to El Paso and it is dangerous and wasteful to neglect” that community in El Paso’s economic strategy. (1925 El Paso City Planners) El […]
Adair Margo: Politics At The Expense of Segundo Barrio – The Story Of When Segundo Barrio Helped To Elect A Republican Governor
There is a political adage in El Paso that Republicans do not win elections. To be elected in the city some Republicans run as Democrats “in name only”. In 1998, a Republican […]
El Paso’s First Progressive Politics: Prostitution As An Economic Driver
Before El Paso became known as the Sun City it was known as Sin City. The reason was because alcohol, gambling and prostitution filled the city’s coffers. But Sin City held an […]
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