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Lydia Motion

Back in the 1930s,'The Meadowlark Of The Border' and 'The Songstress Of The Poor' were two famous nicknames given to Lydia Mendoza. Garth Cartwright travels to San Antonio, Texas to meet a living Mexican American legend. Read the feature

Lydia Mendoza
Photo: Courtesy of the Arhoolie Foundation

This feature first appeared in fRoots 261, March 2005

 

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