For this week’s discussion post watch the documentary ¡Chicano! Struggle in the Fields
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIHCdjpFPrw
Both Charles Mann in 1491 and Martha Menchaca in Recovering History, Constructing Race use the word “ahistorical” to describe a system of thought or ideological approach to knowledge formation. What does “ahistorical” mean with each of their writings? How does their definitions of “ahistorical” relate to the documentary ¡Chicano! Struggle in the Fields? Locate a 2-minute clip within the documentary that provides visual evidence of your answer and explain how it represents your discussion. Is it possible to link Ian Haney Lopez’s Racism on Trial to your discussion? If so, how?