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Pharr Riot Newspaper Clippings

Graphic image from Pharr Riots shows gunshot victim

On Saturday, February 06, 1971, people were protesting discrimination involving the Pharr Police Department. The peaceful protest escalated into rock throwing outside of the police department. Thirty one adults were charged with misdemeanor offenses…

Tags: civil rightsspecial collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history Mexican-American Youth Organization (MAYO)special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history Pharrspecial collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history riots

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