This History U course will explore the history of Latinas and Latinos in the United States—and across the Americas—from the sixteenth century through the early twenty-first century, covering themes such as race, migration, labor, and empire.
Course Instructor: Professor Geraldo Cadava, Northwestern University
Eligibility: High school students
Image Source: Associated Press, Coretta Scott King and Cėsar Chavez join hands during Mass, 1972 (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC09817)
History U
Free for high school students
This History U course will explore the history of Latinas and Latinos in the United States—and across the Americas—from the sixteenth century through the early twenty-first century, covering themes such as race, migration, labor, and empire. The recent growth of the Latino population has transformed the United States. It has heightened debates about Latinas’ and Latinos’ political power, cultural influence, citizenship, civil rights, and ethnic and racial categorization. This increased attention may feel new, but Latino communities have played a pivotal role in US history for a long time. In this course, students will explore the history of Latinas and Latinos in the United States—and across the Americas—from the sixteenth century through the early twenty-first century, covering themes such as race, migration, labor, and empire.
The views expressed in this course are those of Dr. Geraldo L. Cadava.
Melissa Aguilar explains what you will learn in this course.
Geraldo L. Cadava, Professor of History, Northwestern University
Geraldo L. Cadava, is a professor of history and the Wender-Lewis Teaching and Research Professor at Northwestern University. He specializes in the history of Latinos in the United States and the US-Mexico borderlands. His first book, Standing on Common Ground: The Making of a Sunbelt Borderland, examines the creation of the transnational Sunbelt through the connections forged between Tucson, Arizona, and the Mexican state of Sonora. His second book, The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump (2020), elucidates the impact of the growth of Hispanic American Republican voters since the 1960s.
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