Geraldo L. Cadava

Geraldo Cadava is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is a history professor at Northwestern University and the author of The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump.

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  1. College Sports Are Great

    The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.

    Illustration of a Northwestern football player with purple stars
    Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic. Source: Michael Hickey / Getty.
  2. How Cuban History Broke a Family

    The historian Ada Ferrer’s new memoir retells the story of the island through the “utterly ordinary people” who matter most to her.

    Collage of a photo of a young girl, a Cuban flag, a young boy's photo, and a picture of trees in a field.
    Illustration by Allison Zaucha Davis / The Atlantic*
  3. The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

    One of the most revered figures in American history can no longer be called heroic. But the movement he led can be.

    Illustration with black-and-white photo of Cesar Chavez alongside orange tinted photos of raised fists, applause, signs from a worker’s strike, and a man speaking into a megaphone
    Illustration by Lucy Naland. Sources: Reed Saxon / AP; Scott Maguire / AP; AP.