Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

by F. Arturo Rosales

Overview

BASED ON THE 1996 PBS SERIES of the same name, Chicano! details the struggle of the Mexican-American community for social and legal equality, political and cultural identity. Chicano! focuses on individuals, issues and pivotal events that made up the popular movement known as el movimiento or la causa in the period 1965-1975. In addition, Rosales has carefully documented two centuries of struggle for civil rights by Mexican Americans. The Chicano Movement has been an often ignored aspect of the civil rights struggles in the 1960s; it was nonetheless a landmark period for the second-largest ethnic minority in the U.S.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558852013
Publisher:	Arte Publico Press
Publication date:	01/28/1997
Series:	Hispanic Civil Rights Series
Edition description:	2ND, REVISED
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	69,818
Product dimensions:	8.47(w) x 11.06(h) x 0.82(d)

Editorial Reviews

In this companion volume to the 1996 PBS series of the same name, Rosales (history, Arizona State Univ.) describes the ten-year period of the Chicano movement from about 1965 to 1975. The author also situates the political movement of this time period in the historical context of 19th- and early 20th-century political activity. As such, his work is a valuable historical summary of political activism of Latinos of Mexican descent. An underlying theme is the discussion of their role in the overall American Civil Rights movement of the Sixties and Seventies. The value of Rosales's book is enhanced by the use of interview transcripts done for the TV series. The volume will be valuable for all libraries with collections on U.S. history.-Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah

Library Journal

Produced in conjunction with the four-part Public Broadcasting Service series of the same name, this history details the struggles of the Mexican American community for equality and identity. It focuses on land, labor, educational reform, and political government, presenting history in the context of these themes for a broad general audience. The volume features clean page design, some b&w photos, a bibliography, and a chronology. Rosales is a historian with direct experience in the Chicano civil rights movement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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