Civil Rights and Wrongs for December 14, 2021

Our guests this Tuesday are Benjamin Johnson, Professor of History at Loyola University of Chicago; and John Morán Gonzalez, Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin.  Both are founders of Refusing to Forget, an award-winning educational nonprofit that works to increase public awareness of an often-forgotten period in the history of the United States.  Refusing to Forget seeks to raise the profile of a struggle for justice and civil rights that continues to influence social relationships today.  We’re also joined by Jim Harrington, retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, and Michelle Manning-Scott, associate producer of this show.  If you’re not familiar with the shocking and tragic events along the US-Mexico border in the early 20th century, be sure to tune in.

Later in the show, Austin Sanders, Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle, discusses his recent article covering contract negotiations between the City of Austin and the Austin EMS Association, which is the union representing medics and other front line workers who respond to 911 calls.