False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
The American West has been capturing the imagination for hundreds of years. Hollywood being one of its biggest promoters it gave it an almost mythical status in minds worldwide. Depicted as a rough and tumble place but with a bit of grit and termination on could achieve love and prosperity. Dose the realty hold up to the image? And if so, does it the same ring true today?
Dive into the blurry side of the American West with this darkly comedic history podcast. Join Mason Orlando, Jess Leigh, and Marcelo Aguilar as they explore the wild, weird, grim often terrifying events that create what the American West is today.
From bizarre outlaws and forgotten massacres to eccentric hermits and religious followers attempting to create utopia, this podcast takes a sharp, absurdist twist on Western American history. With a blend of dark humor, historical insight, and a dash of heathy commentary, each episode we cover weird, unsettling, and sometimes hopeful stories that may challenge your conception of the wild West.
False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
The 1917 Bath Riots: A 17 Year Mexican Girl Leads a Workers Protest At the El Paso border Crossing
The 1917 Bath Riots
In this episode Marcelo takes the lead by telling Jess and Mason the story of Carmelita Torres, a 17 year old Mexican girl fed up with the dehumanizing processes she and her fellow migrant workers had to go through when they crossed the border in El Paso Texas legally to work, starting a protest that quickly escalated into a riot. Learn about the policies, events, and cruel practices that led up to this often underlooked chapter in Chicano and Western American History
Sources
Zinn Education Project. "Bath Riots: January 28, 1917." Available at: [Zinn Education Project](https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots).
Luz Media. "Carmelita Torres and the Bath Riots." Available at: [Luz Media](https://luzmedia.co/carmelita-torres-bath-riots).
National Domestic Workers Alliance. "Carmelita Torres." Available at: [National Domestic Workers Alliance](https://www.domesticworkers.org/history/carmelita-torres/).
Episode Photo
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots
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