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Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
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Expanding the story of civil rights in the U.S.
MACRI is creating the first national museum dedicated to collecting and sharing Mexican American civil rights history.
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Hi, we're new here! MACRI is working to build the first national Mexican American civil rights history museum in the U.S. Located in San Antonio, TX, the national cradle of Mexican American civil rights, we're expanding the story of civil rights in America through public programs & exhibits.
Join us online for a MACRI Talk this Saturday!

The Untold Story of Coach David L. Carrasco

This virtual event will be accessible *via Zoom*

Please use the following link at 10 AM Central Time: us06web.zoom.us/j/82488035044
(⏰ 8 AM Pacific Time; 9 AM Mountain Time; 11 AM Eastern Time)
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Join us for a special TAMUSA student symposium featuring histories of Mexican Americans & Educational Access.

Saturday, November 22, 2025
9 AM - 12:30 PM
MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista Street, San Antonio, Texas 78207

Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP at buff.ly/a8vyLgY
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Did you miss our Veterans Day MACRI Talk?

Watch the complete conversation on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc87... .
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On view now through November 26, 2025, at the MACRI Visitor Center: ”Cisneros V. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight To End School Segregation.”

Learn more at: buff.ly/FuwW9Rw
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
MACRI is going live TODAY at 6pm CT!

Join us for a special Veterans’ Day MACRI Talk about Company E, 141st Infantry, the only all Mexican American army unit in World War II, featuring author Dave Gutierrez. Livestreaming on MACRI's Facebook at bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at bit.ly/YT-MACRI.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reposted by Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
On #Fronteras:
TPR intern Ivanna Bass Caldera visited @somosmacri.bsky.social to see their traveling exhibit on a key school desegregation case. Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD extended Brown v. Board protections to Mexican American students.
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Fronteras: ‘Mexican Americans experienced segregation’ — New exhibit breaks down the long fight to desegregate Texas schools
Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight to End School Segregation details what came before, after, and during the historic court case.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The MACRI Visitor Center is closed today in observance of Veterans Day. Please join us online tonight at 6 PM CT for a MACRI Talk - Patriots from the Barrio, livestreaming on MACRI's Facebook page at bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube channel at bit.ly/YT-MACRI.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Veterans Day! Across our nation's history, the military service of Latino Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, & Coast Guard members has been integral to the defense of our country. Veterans have also been at the forefront of advocating for civil rights. We are grateful to all who have served.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us for the opening of MACRI’s new traveling exhibit, CISNEROS V. CORPUS CHRISTI ISD: THE LONG FIGHT TO END SCHOOL SEGREGATION.

Saturday, September 27, 2025
1 PM - 4 PM
MACRI Visitor Center, 2123 Buena Vista Street, SATX 78207

RSVP -> www.somosmacri.org/event-detail...
OPENING RECEPTION - Cisneros V. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight to End School Segregation | MACRI
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September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED!

📣 CALL FOR DOLORES HUERTA INSPIRED ART 📣

🎨 Bexar County middle & high school students: to celebrate Dolores Huerta’s 95th bday, MACRI is holding an exhibit of student art inspired by Dolores Huerta. See submission guidelines at buff.ly/3WaVWjw
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Más amor ❤️ Más coraje 💪🏽 | More love ❤️ More courage 💪🏽 - Read MACRI's latest newsletter 👉🏽 mailchi.mp/somosmacri/f...
February 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy Superb Owl Day! 🦉 Let’s meet some Mexican American football trailblazers! 🏈 💪🏾 🏆
February 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join our virtual MACRI Talk this Thursday 🗓️ and catch up on all the MACRI news in our latest newsletter- mailchi.mp/somosmacri/j...
January 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today marks the 96th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's birth. An enduring inspiration to civil rights movements, Dr. King's words continue to resonate. "I Have a Dream," speech delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963, Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
✨ TODAY!✨ Join us today, 12/12/2024, at 6 PM Central for a virtual talk with historian & author David Romo about his recent book BORDERLANDS AND THE MEXICAN AMERICAN STORY, a history of Mexican Americans written for middle school readers live streaming at bit.ly/YT-MACRI.
December 12, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Hi, we're new here! MACRI is working to build the first national Mexican American civil rights history museum in the U.S. Located in San Antonio, TX, the national cradle of Mexican American civil rights, we're expanding the story of civil rights in America through public programs & exhibits.
December 2, 2024 at 4:45 AM