Federal recognition of Crystal City internment camp still an issue
A national movement that began at St. Maryโs University five years ago continues to push for federal legislation, formally acknowledging the governmentโs internment of German-Americans at a camp in Crystal City, southwest of San Antonio, during World War II.
19th Amendment anniversary: A timeline of 100 years of voting rights for women
โThe 19th Amendment ensured the vote for women in the United States, Black women and white women. And that is the matter of racism in the womenโs suffrage movement in the United States,โ she said. It wouldnโt be until 1965โฒs federal Voterโs Rights Act, that everyone, including Black women, had the right to vote. โThat comes as a big split, sense of betrayal, I think, on the part of white women. Meanwhile, white women were attempting to pass womenโs suffrage state by state, largely focusing on Southern states.
Blood, sweat and tears shed to ensure right to vote after it became legal for all, San Antonio historian says
Before women got the right to vote, the 15th Amendment, which passed in 1869 and was ratified the following year, gave Black men the right to vote. St. Maryโs University history professor Teresa Van Hoy says the move didnโt sit well with some white women. โOne of the first things they said is that Black men should not receive the vote before white women,โ Van Hoy said. AdโThey made many racist remarks about Black men,โ Van Hoy said. โThe 19th Amendment ensured the vote for women in the United States, Black women and white women,โ Van Hoy said.
Blacks, Mexicans cultivated relationships that led to liberation during 1800s, local professor says
St. Marys University professor Teresa Van Hoy said after the Civil War, black union soldiers traveled from Louisiana and helped to liberate Mexico from French control. After the war, they (union soldiers) snuck across to Mexico to help Mexicans and Mexican-Americans overthrow the French, Van Hoy said. Van Hoy said the relationship angered some White Texans, who began killing the wagoneers, until San Antonio Mayor A. The mayor of San Antonio protested because the merchants were unhappy because they couldnt get their goods out, Van Hoy said. A good place to explore southern history is at the San Antonio African-American Community Archive and Museum located at 430 N. Cherry St.