The Spanish Black Legend/La Leyenda Negra Española: Origins of Anti-Hispanic Stereotype/Orígenes De Los Estereotipos Antihispánicos (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Spanish Black Legend/La Leyenda Negra Española: Origins of Anti-Hispanic Stereotype/Orígenes De Los Estereotipos Antihispánicos Like other minorities who have suffered discrimination, Hispanics have had to struggle for their place in our democratic society. Democracy is an ideal, and each generation must defend and define it so that inclusion, not exclusion, is assured. In the case of Hispanics, negative stereotypes have impeded their struggle for acceptance in American society, especially in education, housing and the workplace. Despite Hispanic contributions to the preservation of our way of life, acknowledgement of their deeds has come slowly. Few of us know of their part in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Few know of their contributions to science, medicine and the arts. Indeed, the following essay underscores the challenge for all Americans: seek balance and fair play. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.