'Billy the Kid' PBS Film Explores Hispanic Link
Famed outlaw was beloved by Mexican-Americans who felt discrimination from other Whites
2011-12-12
Russell Contreras The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- His mythical exploits and jail escapes made this son of Irish immigrants one of the nation's most famous Old West outlaws. Yet fewer know that the man widely known as Billy the Kid was a central figure in a violent, Irish-English land war in New Mexico, and was beloved by Mexican-American ranchers who felt discriminated against by racist white bankers and land thieves. Read the complete article
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With an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Alrick Brown is a filmmaker and teacher who has found his calling writing, directing and producing narrative films and documentaries focusing on social issues affecting the world at large. For over two years, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cote d’Ivoire.