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Autore |
Garcia Ignacio M |
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Titolo |
Hector P. Garcia : in relentless pursuit of justice / / by Ignacio M. Garcia ; foreword by Henry A.J. Ramos |
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Houston, TX, : Arte Publico Press, c2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (432 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Hispanic civil rights series |
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Soggetti |
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Mexican Americans |
Civil rights workers - United States |
Political activists - United States |
Mexican Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century |
Mexican Americans - Politics and government - 20th century |
Mexican Americans - Civil rights - Texas, South - History - 20th century |
Texas, South Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-363) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Coming to -- An Excellent Education -- A Desire to Serve My Country -- Barrio Americanism: Constructing a VeteransÌ 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 Aztl n -- Lifelong Pursuit of Justice -- Bibliographical Note -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hector P. Garcia: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice is the first definitive, superbly researched and documented biography of the founder of the American GI Forum. This is an objective appraisal of the successes and failures of the political, social and personal issues that he and the American GI Forum confronted during his lifetime. |
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