![]() Well, first of all, thank you for having me on. You open your book with the story of a lynching. Congratulations on the publication of your book today. Welcome to Democracy Now!, Professor Lytle Hernández. ![]() Border Patrol and City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles. She’s also the author of the award-winning books Migra! A History of the U.S. We’re joined right now by Kelly Lytle Hernández, professor of history, African American studies and urban planning at UCLA, author of the new book, just out today, titled Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. The hero of that battle was Porfirio Díaz, who went on to rule as the longtime president of Mexico until he was toppled in the Mexican Revolution by people he called “bad Mexicans.” They’re the focus of an incredible new book that explores the untold story of the Mexican Revolution and the men and women who incited it, and how it relates to the rise of U.S. ![]() Here in the United States, many people marked Cinco de Mayo last week, May 5th, a holiday that commemorates Mexico’s unexpected victory over France in the Battle of Puebla, May 5th, 1862, and is now mostly commemorated by Mexican Americans. ![]() AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!,, The War and Peace Report. ![]()
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