Struggle for Equality in Texas
Mark Smith and John Anderson talked about the struggle for equality for Mexican Americans, African Americans, and women …
Professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez talked about her book, Texas Mexican Americans and Postwar Civil Rights, about the civil rights struggles o… read more
Professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez talked about her book, Texas Mexican Americans and Postwar Civil Rights, about the civil rights struggles of Texas Mexican Americans following World War II, some of the Mexican American pioneers who worked for change, and the challenges still facing Mexican Americans.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Austin, Texas, from December 2-6, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close