Author

Contributions

  • Gutiérrez, Margo. - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

73,250 words, Guess

Page Count

293 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
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Classifications

  • DDC305.86872073/03
  • LCCE184.M5 M458 2000

Description

"Bringing together a wealth of information on the Mexican American struggle for civil rights, this authoritative encyclopedia provides factual, up-to-date information on the concepts, issues, plans, legislation, court decisions, events, organizations, and people involved in that long fight. It includes such leading figures as Corky Gonzales, Hector Perez Garcia, Jovita Idar, and Alonso Perales, as well as many secondary leaders, and is rounded out with objective discussions of such topics as leadership, the movimiento, lynching, political exclusion, voting, and stereotyping."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryCivil rightsEncyclopediasChicano movementMexican AmericansCivil rights movementsCivil rights movements, united states

Places

Times

Genres

  • Encyclopedias.

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