On the cold, dark night of March 9, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa-el jaguar-and his band of marauders crossed the border and raided the tiny town of Columbus, New Mexico.
General John "Black Jack" Pershing was told to assemble a small army, head i.
Suspects were rounded up, trials were held, and a virulent backlash against persons of Mexican origin erupted.
It was a vicious surprise attack, ending with corpses piled in the streets and psychological wounds that would last a lifetime.
On the cold, dark night of March 9, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa-el jaguar-and his band of marauders crossed the border and raided the tiny town of Columbus, New Mexico