County records, color system apposed
August 20, 2026
In El Paso, City Registrar Alex K. Powell announced that Spanish-speaking residents would be classified as “colored” in birth and death records, prompting immediate opposition from Latin-American organizations and individuals. Modesto A. Gomez, an Americanization officer for the…
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