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In the Midst of Radicalism - Mexican American Moderates during the Chicano Movement, 1960-1978 (Paperback)
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In the Midst of Radicalism - Mexican American Moderates during the Chicano Movement, 1960-1978 (Paperback)
Series: New Directions in Tejano History
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The Chicano Movement of the 1960s and '70s, like so much of the
period's politics, is best known for its radicalism: militancy,
distrust of mainstream institutions, demands for rapid change. Less
understood, yet no less significant in its aims, actions, and
impact, was the movement's moderate elements. In the Midst of
Radicalism presents the first full account of these more mainstream
liberal activists-those who rejected the politics of protest and
worked within the system to promote social change for the Mexican
American community. The radicalism of the Chicano Movement marked a
sharp break from the previous generation of Mexican Americans. Even
so, historian Guadalupe San Miguel Jr. contends, the
first-generation agenda of moderate social change persisted. His
book reveals how, even in the ferment of the '60s and '70s, Mexican
American moderates used conventional methods to expand access to
education, electoral politics, jobs, and mainstream institutions.
Believing in the existing social structure, though not the status
quo, they fought in the courts, at school board meetings, as
lobbyists and advocates, and at the ballot box. They did not mount
demonstrations, but in their own deliberate way, they chipped away
at the barriers to their communities' social acceptance and
economic mobility. Were these men and women pawns of mainstream
political leaders, or were they true to the Mexican American
community, representing its diverse interests as part of the
establishment? San Miguel explores how they contributed to the
struggle for social justice and equality during the years of
radical activism. His book assesses their impact and how it fit
within the historic struggle for civil rights waged by others since
the early 1900s. In the Midst of Radicalism for the first time
shows us these moderate Mexican American activists as they
were-playing a critical role in the Chicano Movement while
maintaining a long-standing tradition of pursuing social justice
for their community.
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