The Origin of Anti-Hispanic Rhetoric - The Spanish Black Legend

Abstract

This demonstration is meant to educate the community about a topic called The Spanish Black Legend. The demonstration will feature interactive components meant to engage the general public and pique their interest in learning more about the source and history of Anti-Hispanic Rhetoric. The demonstration will include interactive features through a timeline-based strategy where the user will visualize the events of the Spanish Black Legend as they move through their story. The timeline-based strategy will be used to clearly demonstrate the history of Anti-Hispanicism as it began and has manifested into the way society presently speaks about and treats Chicanx and Latinx peoples. This demonstration will be displayed on a tablet with the hopes that conference attendees interact with the story from beginning to end and walk away with a deeper understanding of a topic that is very pertinent in today's political climate. The goal of this platform is to educate about this topic while providing an opportunity for users to share their thoughts and experiences with each other both during and after the demonstration.