Encyclopedia of the Mexican American civil rights movement / Matt S. Meier and Margo Gutiérrez ; foreword by Antonia Hernández.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meier, Matt S.

Contributor:

Gutiérrez, Margo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Encyclopedias.

Mexican Americans.

Chicano movement--Encyclopedias.

Chicano movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mexican Americans, like many other Americans, have a long history of struggle for equality and civil rights. Yet only in recent decades has that history begun to be included as part of mainstream American history. Bringing together a wealth of information on the Mexican American struggle for civil rights, this authoritative encyclopedia provides factual up-to-date information on the concepts, issues, plans, legislation, court decisions, events, organizations, and people involved in that long fight. It includes such leading figures as Corky Gonzales, Héctor Pérez GarcÍa, Jovita Idar, and Alonso Perales, as well as many secondary leaders, and is rounded out with objective discussions of such topics as leadership, the movimiento, lynching, political exclusion, voting, and stereotyping. Appendices include a chronology and several basic documents critical to an understanding of the Mexican American Civil Rights struggle.The first comprehensive encyclopedia on this aspect of Mexican American history, the book fills a noticeable gap in the literature. It includes more than 300 entries, six appendices, sources of additional information, cross-referencing, and a detailed index that makes the history readily available. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the Mexican American experience.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Mexican American Civil Rights Chronology; Bill of Rights: The First Ten Amendments to the U. S. Constitution; Fourteenth Amendment: Section 1; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; Acronyms; Notes on Spanish Pronunciation; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216024897

9780313088636

0313088632

OCLC:

55002842