Scope and Contents: This collection contains several compact discs, DVDs, videos, photos and newspaper clippings documenting the Immigrant Rights March held in Dallas on May 1st, 2009. The authors are students from Dr. Calderón's history classes at the University of North Texas. The subject matter mentions marches throughout Texas, including those in San Antonio and Houston, as well as mentioning the effect of similar demonstrations held across the nation during this time. The marches brought greater attention to the legalization of Mexican immigrants, who are working in the North Texas area.
Several student papers are included with this collection. Ben Compton, Hope Dickens, Nicolas Escobar, Nikola Gardner, Matt Griffeth, Edward Martinez, Jai Jai Porter-Diehl, Todd Shaffer, Andrew Teeter, Brooke Vinson and Nicholas Webber wrote essays for this collection.
Many of the newspaper articles are from April of 2006.