| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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The Hispanic civil rights series |
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Hispanic civil rights series.
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| Contents |
Coming to El Norte -- "An Excellent Education" -- "A Desire to Serve My Country" -- Barrio Americanism: constructing a veterans' movement -- The Felix Longoria incident -- The beginning of a protracted struggle -- The fifties: best of times, worst of times -- Unity as politics but no unity in politics -- From the halls of D.C. to the Barrios of Aztlan -- Lifelong pursuit of justice |
| Summary |
"In 1948, Three Rivers Funeral Home refused burial of the remains of Felix Longoria, a World War II veteran. For Dr. Hector P. Garcia this incident was an example of the bigotry and injustice that many Mexican Americans suffered in South Texas and throughout the United States. He and his fledgling organization, the American G.I |
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Forum, stepped into the national consciousness to fight for Longoria and his family and to inspire Mexican-American participation in party politics and against segregation in the post-World War II years." |
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"Ignacio M. Garcia's work Hector P. Garcia: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice examines one of the most influential individuals in the campaign for advancement of Latinos in American society and institutions. This long overdue work will help Latino and non-Latino readers and scholars better appreciate Hector Garcia and his many contributions to American civic culture."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-363) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Garcia, Hector P., 1914-1996
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Garcia, Hector P., 1914-1996 fast (OCoLC)fst01819865 |
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Garcia, Hector P., -1996. sears |
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American G.I. Forum -- Biography
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American G.I. Forum. fast (OCoLC)fst00628119 |
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American G.I. Forum -- Biography. sears |
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Mexican Americans -- Biography
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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
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Mexican Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas, South -- History -- 20th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies.
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Civil rights workers.
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Ethnic relations.
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Mexican Americans.
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights.
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Mexican Americans -- Politics and government.
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Political activists.
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Mexican Americans -- Biography.
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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Texas, South -- Ethnic relations
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South Texas.
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United States.
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South Texas -- Ethnic relations.
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collective biographies.
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Biographies.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002066669 |
| ISBN |
9781611921724 |
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1611921724 |
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9781611926224 |
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161192622X |
