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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 07-Dec-2019 00:29:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-05/downieville-california-mexican-woman-hanging [latimes . com]

Hanged for murder 168 years ago, but what part did racism play?

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In conversation Saturday, 07-Dec-2019 00:29:24 UTC from nu.federati.net permalink
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1. She was hanged in California 168 years ago — for murder or for being Mexican?
  
  from Los Angeles Times
  
  Fascination with the story of Josefa predates the era of #MeToo and modern-day hostility toward anyone and anything Mexican. But in their own way, the residents of Downieville have long debated the role that Josefa’s gender and ethnicity played in her fate.

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