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The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands / Nicholas Villanueva, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Villanueva, Nicholas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnic conflict--Texas--History--20th century.
- Ethnic conflict.
- Lynching--Texas--History--20th century.
- Lynching.
- Mexican Americans--Civil rights--Texas--History--20th century.
- Mexican Americans.
- Mexican Americans--Violence against--Texas--History--20th century.
- Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920--Influence.
- Mexico.
- Mexican-American Border Region--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- Mexican-American Border Region.
- Texas--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- Texas.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, [New Mexico] : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "More than just a civil war, the Mexican Revolution in 1910 triggered hostilities along the border between Mexico and the United States. In particular, the decade following the revolution saw a dramatic rise in the lynching of ethnic Mexicans in Texas. This book argues that ethnic and racial tension brought on by the fighting in the borderland made Anglo-Texans feel justified in their violent actions against Mexicans. They were able to use the legal system to their advantage, and their actions often went unpunished. Villanueva's work further differentiates the borderland lynching of ethnic Mexicans from the Southern lynching of African Americans by asserting that the former was about citizenship and sovereignty, as many victims' families had resources to investigate the crimes and thereby place the incidents on an international stage"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Expatriates, Exiles, and Refugees : Social Order in the Texas/Mexico Borderland Prior to the Mexican Revolution
- Out of the Ashes : The Burning of Antonio Rodriguez and Hanging of Antonio Gomez
- The Legal Lynching of Leon Martinez, Jr.
- The Devil and the Bandit in the Big Bend : Ranch Raids and Mob Violence in West Texas
- World War One and the Decline of Mexican Lynching
- Conclusion: Towards a Mexican American Civil Rights Movement.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826358394
- 082635839X
- OCLC:
- 975999350
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