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The forgotten, radical roots of Cinco de Mayo The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times

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Few take Cinco de Mayo seriously. But for Axios reporter Russell Contreras, May 5 takes him back to growing up in Houston, where a forgotten riot over the police death of a Mexican American in 1978 turned Cinco de Mayo from farce to reflection.

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Few take Cinco de Mayo seriously. But for Axios reporter Russell Contreras, May 5 takes him back to growing up in Houston, where a forgotten riot over the police death of a Mexican American in 1978 turned Cinco de Mayo from farce to reflection.

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  • © Los Angeles Times