03037nam 2200685Ia 450 991097215810332120250704110114.097816119217241611921724(CKB)2670000000185635(OCoLC)656737547(CaPaEBR)ebrary10555628(MiAaPQ)EBC3115190(Au-PeEL)EBL3115190(CaPaEBR)ebr10555628(OCoLC)922965566(MiFhGG)9781611921724(NyNyDIG)DIGARTEP0047(BIP)41425878(EXLCZ)99267000000018563520020412d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHector P. Garcia in relentless pursuit of justice /by Ignacio M. Garcia ; foreword by Henry A.J. Ramos1st ed.Houston, TX Arte Publico Pressc20021 online resource (432 p.)The Hispanic civil rights series9781558853867 1558853863 Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-363) and index.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.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.Hispanic civil rights series.Mexican AmericansBiographyCivil rights workersUnited StatesBiographyPolitical activistsUnited StatesBiographyMexican AmericansCivil rightsHistory20th centuryMexican AmericansPolitics and government20th centuryMexican AmericansCivil rightsTexas, SouthHistory20th centuryTexas, SouthEthnic relationsMexican AmericansCivil rights workersPolitical activistsMexican AmericansCivil rightsHistoryMexican AmericansPolitics and governmentMexican AmericansCivil rightsHistory973/.046872/0092BGarcia Ignacio M547398MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972158103321Hector P. Garcia4369689UNINA