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Fronteras: Revisiting the 1918 Porvenir massacre — How border construction puts the future of the site in danger

Fronteras: Revisiting the 1918 Porvenir massacre — How border construction puts the future of the site in danger
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In 1918, 15 unarmed Mexican men and boys were killed in the remote West Texas community of Porvenir. The commemorative site is now in danger of being bulldozed and cut off by federal border wall construction.

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