In Columbus Junction, Anglos, Latinos build community together - and apart - Iowa

On a warm October Friday night, fans streamed into the stands to watch the Columbus Wildcats and Louisa-Muscatine Falcons play football.

It was a slice of small-town Americana repeated across Iowa, but this scene was different from most in one respect: On the home side, a mix of Anglo and Latino parents sat in the bleachers. Anglo and Latino names filled the player roster. Anglo and Latino musicians in royal-blue-and-white uniforms marched in the band under the bright lights.”*

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