Fighting Their Own Battles Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas

Name: Fighting Their Own Battles Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas
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ISBN: 9781469618951

ISBN-10: 1469618958

ISBN-13: 9781469618951

Edition: 2014

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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 demonstrates that prejudices on both sides undermined the potential for a united civil rights campaign. Coalition building…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 8/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English