In the 1940s South, it seemed that non-Black Latino people were on
the road to whiteness. In fact, in many places throughout the
region governed by Jim Crow, they were able to attend white
schools, live in white neighborhoods, and marry white southerners.
However, by the early 2000s, Latino people in the South were
routinely cast as "illegal aliens" and targeted by some of the
harshest anti-immigrant legislation in the country. This book helps
explain how race evolved so dramatically for this population over
the course of the second half of the twentieth century. Cecilia
Marquez guides readers through time and place from Washington, DC,
to the deep South, tracing how non-Black Latino people moved
through the region's evolving racial landscape. In considering
Latino presence in the South's schools, its workplaces, its tourist
destinations, and more, Marquez tells a challenging story of
race-making that defies easy narratives of progressive change and
promises to reshape the broader American histories of Jim Crow, the
civil rights movement, immigration, work, and culture.
General
Imprint: |
The University of North Carolina Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Latinx Histories |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Cecilia Márquez
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4696-7605-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4696-7605-2 |
Barcode: |
9781469676050 |
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