The Moorish Southwest: African & Arabic Influences in the Borderlands

The Moorish Southwest: African & Arabic Influences in the Borderlands Join public historian Alex La Pierre as he explores elements of Islamic Spain within the context of colonial New Spain, the present-day U.S.-Mexico borderlands. The presentation is a regional comparison designed to acknowledge the Moorish origins of material and immaterial culture that were carried over the Atlantic, projected into the borderlands, and can still be noticed today.