They Called Them Greasers Anglo Attitudes Toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900

Name: They Called Them Greasers Anglo Attitudes Toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900
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ISBN: 9780292780545

ISBN-10: 0292780540

ISBN-13: 9780292780545

Edition: 1983

Authors: Arnoldo De Leï¿½n, Arnoldo De Leï¿½n

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Tension between Anglos and Tejanos has existed in the Lone Star State since the earliest settlements. Such antagonism has produced friction between the two peoples, and whites have expressed their hostility toward Mexican Americans unabashedly and at times violently. This seminal work in the historical literature of race relations in Texas examines the attitudes of whites toward Mexicans in nineteenth-century Texas. For some, it will be disturbing reading. But its unpleasant revelations are based on extensive and thoughtful research into Texas' past. The result is important reading not merely for historians but for all who are concerned with the history of ethnic relations in our state. …

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1983
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 6/1/1983
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


A Note on Terminology



Initial Contacts: Redeeming Texas from Mexicans, 1821-1836



Niggers, Redskins, and Greasers: Tejano Mixed-Bloods in a White Racial State



An Indolent People



Defective Morality



Disloyalty and Subversion



Leyendas Negras



Frontier ""Democracy"" and Tejanos--the Antebellum Period



Frontier ""Democracy"" and Tejanos--the Postbellum Period



Epilogue: ""Not the White Man's Equal


Notes


Bibliography


Index