At a time when states are restricting the teaching of racism in US history, Rep. Escobar is calling for a correction of the bigotry that denied a Mexican American WWI hero the nation’s highest military honor. - NBCLatino
“Our country, unfortunately, has a long history of discriminating against minorities and unfortunately, heroes and women and men who have served on behalf of the military have not escaped that discrimination,” Escobar told NBC News.
Serna, a migrant from Mexico who volunteered for duty even though his immigrant status granted him an exemption, was denied the Medal of Honor because he did not have a high enough rank and was told he could not be promoted because he could not read or write English well enough, according to a 1989 The Texas bill was stripped of an amendment that would have required that students learn about white supremacy and how it is morally wrong.
Serna’s heroics have gotten more attention after the American G.I. Forum, a Latino civil rights and federally chartered veterans group, sent his name to the Pentagon.
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