Mexican American Civil Rights Movement / Christine Honders.
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- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781499426847
- 1499426844
- 9781499428520
- 1499428529
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 323.1168 H771 | Available | 33111008755429 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Since the days of westward expansion and the U.S.-Mexican War, people of Mexican descent have faced great discrimination in the United States. This volume introduces readers to the historical background of the Mexican American civil rights movement, as well as its key figures and events. Photographs and primary sources will transport readers back in time to truly grasp the importance of this movement. Readers will learn about current issues pertaining to Mexican Americans and immigration, and learn what they could do to advance the movement for equality.
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.