The life and times of Willie Velasquez : su voto es su voz / by Juan A. Sepulveda, Jr. ; with a preface by Henry G. Cisneros and an editor's note by Henry A.J. Ramos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sepúlveda, Juan.

Series:

Hispanic civil rights series.

The Hispanic civil rights series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Velásquez, Willie.

Mexican Americans--Biography.

Mexican Americans.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Political activists--United States--Biography.

Political activists.

Mexican Americans--Civil rights--Southwest, New--History--20th century.

Mexican Americans--Suffrage--Southwest, New--History--20th century.

Hispanic Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Southwest, New--Politics and government--20th century.

Southwest, New.

Southwest, New--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Houston : Arte Publico Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cultural Writing. Biography. Latino/Latina Studies. William C. "Willie" Velasquez, Jr. founded the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP) and was an influential participant in other leading Latino rights and justice groups, including the Mexican American Youth Organization and the Mexican American Unity Council. From teh late 1960s until his untimely death in 1988, Velasquez helped Mexican Americans and other Hispanics become active participants in American political life. Although still insufficiently appreciated, Velasquez holds a unique status in the pantheon of modern American civil rights figures. "Few American leaders have had as much long term impact on a people ot the political system as Willie Velasquez. His efforts at SVREP and elsewhere helped to transform American political democracy and inclusiveness for Hispanic Americans and others in ways that many in American politics are only now beginning to comprehend"--Raul Yzaguirre.

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""Editor's Note""; ""Author's Note and Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Chapter 14""; ""Chapter 15""; ""Chapter 16""; ""Chapter 17""; ""Chapter 18""; ""Chapter 19""; ""Chapter 20""; ""Chapter 21""; ""Chapter 22""; ""Chapter 23""; ""Epilogue""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781611922066

1611922062

OCLC:

922965573