History informs the present— but what if history is buried? Many people don’t know this but—before the massacre at Robb Elementary, Uvalde was at the center of Mexican Americans' struggle for civil rights, leading one of Texas’ longest school walkouts. When we were down there, we talked to people that remembered the days when Mexican kids were separated from white students in the cafeteria, or in theaters, or when they couldn’t speak Spanish in class. In 1970, these were many of the over 600 people that participated in the walkouts, protesting discrimination against Chicanos and Mexican Americans. Decades later, after generations of immigrants and Mexican Americans continued to settle in Uvalde, the politics are changing. In 2020, Trump won approximately 60% of Uvalde County. In fact, he did better in ‘20 than in ‘16. Uvalde is extremely nuanced, and full of contradictions— telling a larger story about the complexity of identity, belonging and assimilation . And today, in the aftermath of the shooting, the town is doing some soul searching for answers, as they come to terms with gun control and rights. LINK in Bio for our latest @vicenews story on Uvalde. Brought to you by an amazing team, including @nico.boz @swender @negannyc @musefi @jebbanegas @robertconsentino @vergara_daniel @dancain All photos taken by @vergara_daniel & @dancain. Description: 1.Sergio Porras participated in the Uvalde school walkout in 1970. 2.Federico Torres lost his 10 year old son Rojelio in the massacre at Robb. 3. Alfredo Garza lost his granddaughter Amerie Jo in the shooting at Robb. 4.Ricky Freitag owns close to 50 guns, including an AR15. He primarily uses them for hunting. 5.Memorial at Robb Elementary, you can see Rojelio’s photo. 6. We sat down with Federico, just hours after his son’s funeral.