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Mexican American Civil Rights in Texas / edited by Robert Brischetto and J. Richard Avena.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Latinos in the United States.
- Latinos in the United States Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican Americans--Civil rights.
- Mexican Americans.
- Race discrimination.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (528 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Inspired by a 1968 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights six-day hearing in San Antonio that introduced the Mexican American people to the rest of the nation, this book is an examination of the social change of Mexican Americans of Texas over the past half century with recommendations for the future of immigration, voting rights, educational equity, employment and economic security, health and the criminal justice system"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Series Editor Foreword, by Rubén Martinez
- Foreword, by David Montejano
- Preface
- Texas Mexicans in the Post-Civil Rights Era, by Robert Brischetto
- The Latino Population of Texas: 1960-2018, by Rogelio Sáenz
- Civil Rights and Immigration: Fifty Years of Failed U.S. Immigration Laws, by Lee J. Terán
- Mexican American Voting Rights in Texas, by José Roberto Juárez, Jr.
- Voter Discrimination in Texas, by Henry Flores
- Barriers to the Ballot Box in Texas, by Kevin Morris and Myrna Pérez
- Unmet Promises in Texas Education, by David Hinojosa, María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel, and Aurelio M. Montemayor
- The Farmworkers of Texas, by Rebecca Flores with Juanita Valdez-Cox and James C. Harrington
- Fair Housing in America and Texas: Mexican American Housing Discrimination and Homeownership Trends, by Alejandro Becerra and Henry Cisneros
- Employment and Economic Security Challenges for Mexican Americans in Texas, by Ernest J. Gerlach
- Achieving Economic Security for Texas Mexican Americans, by Marie T. Mora and Alberto Dávila
- Chicano Activism: Pathway to Healthy Communities, by Juan H. Flores
- Mexican American Criminal Injustice in Texas, by Lupe S. Salinas
- Contributors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-446-9
- 1-61186-404-6
- OCLC:
- 1266895430
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