Just came across this article in the NYT. The out and out attempt by the AZ state government to ban Latino studies classes is news enough. What's even more interesting, though, is the use of Civil Rights imagery by school superintendent Tom Horne to depict the Latino curriculum as segregationist. This is one example of how the tropes of the BFM shift in meaning across time. I hope to be able to place some attention to the use of Civil Rights imagery by people and groups that are not directly connected to the movement. What does it mean when these images get appropriated, by anybody, for the purpose of addressing issues of race in contemporary contexts?
