Amealco is one of the nicest small towns near Querétaro, less than an hour and a half southwest of here.  There are many indigenous people (Otomi) in the rural areas around Amealco.  Some older Otomi people do not speak Spanish, and their children speak Otomi as their first language in their homes.  Spanish is their second language, and the English they learn is schools is their third language!  Click HERE to see just six photos of the drive to Amealco.

1969 - Woodstock Festival

"The Woodstock rock festival that took place near Woodstock, New York, on August 15, 16, and 17, 1969, became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the history of rock music. Prominent among those attending were members of the counterculture, who were often referred to as hippies and who characteristically rejected materialism and authority, protested against the Vietnam War, supported the civil rights movement, dressed unconventionally, and experimented with sex and illicit drugs" (Encarta Encyclopedia).

The Woodstock Festival promoters originally planned for 50,000 to 100,000 participants, but over 500,000 showed up.  Finding in-depth mainstream news reports of the Woodstock Festival is nearly impossible, but an excellent summary of the event plus a link to Jimi Hendrix performing his famous rendition of the Star Spangled Banner are HERE.

Another story, available HERE, comes from the personal perspective of Phyllis Jones, 21 years old at the time, who said she "didn't know she was witnessing a moment in American history" as her feet dangled in the reflecting pool while Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now famous 'I have a Dream' speech.  (Perhaps that moment contributed to Phyllis Jones' lifetime of activism, including being a founding member of Black Women Organized for Political Action.)