Santos Rodriguez: The March of Justice

On July 24, 1973, twelve year old Santos Rodriguez was brutally murdered by Dallas Police Officer Darell Cain, but the murder pushed the Mexican American community of Dallas to demand justice.

On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the violent and tragic murder of Santos and how the Mexican American community came together in the aftermath. TW: murder of a child, police violence, mention of suicide

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Sources

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/santos-rodriguez/

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205121429/How-The-Death-Of-A-12-Year-Old-Changed-The-City-Of-Dallas

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2013/07/22/40-years-after-santos-rodriguezs-murder-scars-remain-for-family-neighbors-and-dallas/

https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/07/28/santos-rodriguez-the-march-of-justice-1973/

https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/07/24/santos-rodriguez1960-1973/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nv2WzKtYFX4f1fLfuX_3IoBKo-t_QB5q/view

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https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/48-years-after-his-murder-santos-rodriguezs-mother-gets-an-apology-from-dallas-police/287-131a3387-6ed7-4031-a1f9-d0d40ecd6f49

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/santos-rodriguez-statue-unveiling-dallas-police-darrell-cain/287-1791a5c8-4007-4a03-b0bc-b96f9e209b43

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/07/santos-rodriguez-was-killed-50-years-ago-dallas-remembers-him-as-beautiful-innocent-and-free/

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