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Documents of the Chicano Movement (Hardcover)
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Documents of the Chicano Movement (Hardcover)
Series: Eyewitness to History
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This book provides original source documents-from firsthand
accounts to media responses to legislation-regarding the Chicano
movement of the 1960s through 1970s. Readers will understand the
key events, individuals, and developments of La Causa: Chicanos
uniting to free themselves from exploitation. The 1960s was a time
of the burgeoning black Civil Rights movement, when society and
politics were divided over the war in Vietnam and public violence
became "normal" in the form of police response to protests and
assassinations of leaders. It was also a time that witnessed the
beginning of a movement to secure justice and rights on behalf of
Mexican-Americans and other Latinos. It was the Chicano movement.
Documents of the Chicano Movement: Eyewitness to History presents
some 50 primary historical documents, each prefaced by a succinct
introductory essay. Because the Chicano movement comprised
disparate groups and leaders from across the nation, the book will
be divided into several sections that acknowledge these separate
but connected efforts, each headed by its own introduction. Through
its detailed coverage of approximately two decades, the book
highlights key topics that include the fight of farm workers to
establish a union; the so-called "Land-Grant Struggle" to reclaim
areas of the Southwest ceded in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago;
the establishment in New Mexico of the Crusade for Justice, an
organization that promoted a nationalistic agenda; the growth of
the urban Chicano student movement and its drive for educational
reform; the Chicano Antiwar Moratorium protests; and the eventual
rise of Chicano political power with the birth of the La Raza Unida
Party. The breadth of primary documents include materials from
archives, manuscript repositories, newspapers, government
documents, public speeches and addresses, first-person accounts
from individuals who participated directly in the Chicano movement,
legal decisions, pamphlets, and essays. The documents not only tell
a vivid, engaging story but also provide students and researchers
with valuable resources for use in other works. Provides readers
with original source documents that trace the origins and
accomplishments of the Chicano movement-a national effort of a
minority group to gain civil rights, to strive for political and
social advancement, and to establish and take pride in their unique
cultural identity Presents compelling insights into how numerous
Chicano individuals during the turbulent era of the 1960s-1970s
were inspired to stand up and fight against the social, cultural,
and legal injustices suffered by Latinos in the United States for
generations Offers historical documentation of how political
activism and organization can not only challenge entrenched
interests but sometimes succeed
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