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    John Leguizamo’s Required Reading for America

    Inspired by his one-man show, <em>Latin History for Morons, </em>the comedian recommends three books that challenge one-sided narratives of the past.
    by J. Clara Chan Dec 08, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Annie Sullivan / Smithsonian

    John Leguizamo is on a mission to teach, as he might put it, “Latin history for morons.” So far, it’s going well: His one-man show with that same title was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award and released in November as a Netflix special. But the impetus for this educational pursuit didn’t come until a few years ago, when Leguizamo found that his teenage son was being bullied and ostracized because of his

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