An Invisible People

ID: 3286 ~ Source: Fraga, Ernesto. Interviewed by Mark Firmin, March 26, 2009, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. Access full interview here. 
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Fraga speaks to the nebulous position Latinos inhabited in a world that operated primarily in a Black and white dichotomy. They were counted white for many years on the census and on drivers’ licenses, but this did not account for their different heritage and different treatment by others.

This file appears in: Ernesto Fraga

By Katie Chakmakjian
A Chicano activist and founder of Tiempo newspaper, Ernesto Fraga worked tirelessly to advocate for the interests of Hispanic communities in Waco and Austin. Fraga’s family had a long history in Waco:…