Sergio González

@smgonzalezwi.bsky.social

Historian of Midwestern Latinos, labor, religion, and sanctuary. Author of Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in 20th Century Wisconsin.

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Echoes of the 1980s, when opponents of sanctuary for Central Americans argued that the movement was either the vanguard for communist infiltration, a front for unleashing a brown tide of migrants, or worst of all, a combination of the two.

Image of West Watch newsletter opposing the sanctuary movement, April/May 1985
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Coming soon to The Clio Dialogues: Historians Sergio M. González and Lloyd D. Barba join me to discuss their new book, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴—𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘐𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.

Stay tuned! 🎧

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AUTHOR COPIES ARE HERE! We're still a few weeks out from Sanctuary in America’s official release date, but in the meantime @elprofebarba.bsky.social and I are enjoying finally being able to hold this labor of love.

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As a scholar of the sanctuary movement, I have to say that this is an amazing year for work on sanctuary, in large part thanks to @smgonzalezwi.bsky.social and @elprofebarba.bsky.social !!

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Forthcoming book on the history of the sanctuary movement by IEHS members @elprofebarba.bsky.social and @smgonzalezwi.bsky.social:

Sanctuary in America: How Activists Defied the Government and Defended Immigrants—And Why It Still Matters

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