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""Mexican American Racial Uncertainties and the Multiracial Roots of Colorblindness" Ìý- a talk by Danielle Olden, Associate Professor of History, University of Utah
When:
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
5:30 PM
Where:
Hale 230 (in person)
Please join us via Zoom
University of Colorado Boulder campus
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PRESENTED BY: Center of the American West, CU Boulder Department of History, Latin American and Latinx Studies Center, CU Boulder Department of Ethnic Studies
In its 1972 Keyes decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that Denver desegregate its public schools. Denver's African American and Mexican American communities, however, pursued disparate goals and sought different ends, both during this landmark case and in the decades that followed. Please join University of Utah historian Danielle R. Olden to learn more in a talk that draws upon her prizewinning 2022 book, Racial Uncertainties, which will also be available for purchase and signing by the author.
If you have any questions or accessibility needs, please direct messages to: centerwest@colorado.edu / 303-492-4879
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University of Colorado Boulder Land Acknowledgment
The University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado’s flagship university, honors and recognizes the many contributions of Indigenous peoples in our state. CU Boulder acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these territories has caused devastating and lasting impacts. While the University of Colorado Boulder can never undo or rectify the devastation wrought on Indigenous peoples, we commit to improving and enhancing engagement with Indigenous peoples and issues locally and globally.
We will do this by:
- Recognizing and amplifying the voices of Indigenous CU Boulder students, staff and faculty and their work.Ìý
- Educating, conducting research, supporting student success and integrating Indigenous knowledge.
- Consulting, engaging and working collaboratively with tribal nations to enhance our ability to provide access and culturally sensitive support and to recruit, retain and graduate Native American students in a climate that is inclusive and respectful.