Hundreds protest ‘racist’ Mexican-American studies textbook at Texas education hearing

*Maybe we should thank the Texas Board of Education for angering Texas Latinos. One of the organizers, Tony Diaz, says there hasn’t been this kind of community energy since the 1960’s. VL

By Rebekah Sager, Fox News Latino (3 minute read)

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Austin, Texas, to protest what they say is a “demeaning” and “insulting” Mexican-American studies textbook.

The Texas Board of Education is hearing testimony this evening on whether “Mexican-American Heritage” makes it into high school classrooms next year or not.

It’s a public hearing with more than 100 people speaking.

Two busloads of protesters arrived from Houston thanks to Tony Diaz, an activist who heads a group called the Librotraficantes – the “Book-Traffickers.”

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“I haven’t seen this sort of involvement since the 1960s. It’s a turning point for Texas,” Diaz told Fox News Latino. READ MORE