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Explore how Latino DNA has shaped the identity of the U.S. since before her inception.
Explore how Latino DNA has been woven into the identity of the United States since before her inception, and has been pivotal all along the way. Despite facing severe discrimination and violence, Latinos were present and contributed in pivotal ways to the fabric of this nation. Highlighting key figures and events, host John Leguizamo shows how Latinos helped build the United States we know today.
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Funding for American Historia is provided, in part, by PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The WNET Group’s Chasing the Dream initiative, the Ford Foundation/JustFilms, and Seton J. Melvin.
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Explore how Latino DNA has been woven into the identity of the United States since before her inception, and has been pivotal all along the way. Despite facing severe discrimination and violence, Latinos were present and contributed in pivotal ways to the fabric of this nation. Highlighting key figures and events, host John Leguizamo shows how Latinos helped build the United States we know today.
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Making American Historia
Ben DeJesus, director of “American Historia,” and John Leguizamo, creator and host, discuss working with historical advisors and how AI technology supported their storytelling initiatives.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipFar too often, Latinos are omitted from the great American narrative.
- There's been Latinos in this country for 500 years, you know, before it was even formed as a country.
- Phoenix, Los Angeles -- without Mexican railway workers, these cities do not exist.
- And Latinos have participated in every single conflict that the United States has ever had.
- Without us Latinos, the United States would be a very different place.
Latino Patriots in the American Revolution
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Clip: Ep2 | 4m 45s | Discover the contributions of Latinos in the fight for American independence. (4m 45s)
Traqueros and the Building of the Southwest
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Clip: Ep2 | 1m 48s | John Leguizamo explores the Mexican traqueros instrumental in building the Southwest. (1m 48s)
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Funding for American Historia is provided, in part, by PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The WNET Group’s Chasing the Dream initiative, the Ford Foundation/JustFilms, and Seton J. Melvin.