ISBN:
9780807834787
,
9780807877876 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
368 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780807877876
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
305.8009764
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Mexikaner
;
Schwarze
;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
;
Texas
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
Between 1940 and 1975, Mexican Americans and African Americans in Texas fought a number of battles in court, at the ballot box, in schools, and on the streets to eliminate segregation and state-imposed racism. Although both groups engaged in civil rights struggles as victims of similar forms of racism and discrimination, they were rarely unified. In Fighting Their Own Battles, Brian Behnken explores the cultural dissimilarities, geographical distance, class tensions, and organizational differences that all worked to separate Mexican Americans and blacks. Behnken further demonstr...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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