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VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

The South El Monte Arts Posse Is Recovering Public History

The mural in downtown El Monte commemorating the city’s forgotten radical history inspired South El Monte Arts Posse co-founders Romeo Guzmán’s and Carribean Fragoza’s community work as public historians, including their book “East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte.”

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