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Mexican-American Civil Rights Struggles in Texas

Historians talked about the history of Mexican-American civil rights struggles in Texas. Their recent books each examine different historica… read more

Historians talked about the history of Mexican-American civil rights struggles in Texas. Their recent books each examine different historical periods when Mexican Americans have struggled for equality. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Ricardo Romo moderated.

Cynthia Orozco is the author of No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement about the League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC), founded by Mexican-American men in 1929. Emilio Zamora is the author of Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas: Mexican Workers and Job Politics during World War II. David Montejano is the author of Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement, 1966-1981, about San Antonio, Texas.

The program “¡Poder!: Mexican American Civil Rights Struggles in Texas” was held in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent of the Texas Book Festival. Scenes from the festival were shown at the opening and closing of the pr close

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  • David Montejano Associate Professor University of California, Berkeley->Ethnic Studies Department
  • Cynthia E. Orozco Chair Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso Branch Community College->History and Humanities Department
  • Ricardo Romo President University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Emilio Zamora Professor University of Texas at Austin->History Department
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Program ID:
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Location:
Austin, Texas, United States
First Aired:
Oct 16, 2010 | 2:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 16, 2010 | 2:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Oct 16, 2010 | 2:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 16, 2010 | 2:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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