Mexican American Civil Rights Movement /

Honders, Christine,

Mexican American Civil Rights Movement / Christine Honders. - 32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Civic participation. Working for civil rights . - Civic participation: working for civil rights. .

Includes index.

Mexican American fight for civil rights -- Mexicans in the United States -- Racial tension erupts -- Immigration and race wars -- Racial segregation -- The roots of the movement -- The Chicano movement -- Rodolpho "Corky" Gonzales -- La Alianza -- Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta -- East Los Angeles student walkout -- Outcomes of the movement -- Future of the movement.

Traces the history of the fight to secure civil rights of the Mexican American people including their struggles for representation in the U.S. Government.

9781499426847 1499426844 9781499428520 1499428529

2016037023


Mexican Americans--Civil rights--History--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--Juvenile literature.


United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.


Illustrated works.

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