LEADER 03037nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910972158103321 005 20250704110114.0 010 $a9781611921724 010 $a1611921724 035 $a(CKB)2670000000185635 035 $a(OCoLC)656737547 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10555628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3115190 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3115190 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555628 035 $a(OCoLC)922965566 035 $a(MiFhGG)9781611921724 035 $a(NyNyDIG)DIGARTEP0047 035 $a(BIP)41425878 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000185635 100 $a20020412d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHector P. Garcia $ein relentless pursuit of justice /$fby Ignacio M. Garcia ; foreword by Henry A.J. Ramos 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHouston, TX $cArte Publico Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (432 p.) 225 1 $aThe Hispanic civil rights series 311 08$a9781558853867 311 08$a1558853863 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-363) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Coming to -- An Excellent Education -- A Desire to Serve My Country -- Barrio Americanism: Constructing a Veterans̀ 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. 330 $aHector P. Garcia: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice is the first definitive, superbly researched and documented biography of the founder of the American GI Forum. This is an objective appraisal of the successes and failures of the political, social and personal issues that he and the American GI Forum confronted during his lifetime. 410 0$aHispanic civil rights series. 606 $aMexican Americans$vBiography 606 $aCivil rights workers$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPolitical activists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aMexican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMexican Americans$xPolitics and government$y20th century 606 $aMexican Americans$xCivil rights$zTexas, South$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aTexas, South$xEthnic relations 615 0$aMexican Americans 615 0$aCivil rights workers 615 0$aPolitical activists 615 0$aMexican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 615 0$aMexican Americans$xPolitics and government 615 0$aMexican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 676 $a973/.046872/0092 676 $aB 700 $aGarcia$b Ignacio M$0547398 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972158103321 996 $aHector P. Garcia$94369689 997 $aUNINA