Fighting their own battles : Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the struggle for civil rights in Texas
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Behnken, Brian D.
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F395.M5 B56 2011
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Relations with Mexican Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
School integration -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Relations with Mexican Americans.
Civil rights movements.
Ethnic relations.
History.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights.
Race relations.
School integration.
Texas.
Other Subjects
Américains d'origine mexicaine -- Droits -- Texas -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Blacks.
Civil and political rights.
Déségrégation en éducation -- Texas -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Ethnic minorities.
Integration.
Medborgarrättsrörelser -- Förenta staterna.
Mexico.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme -- Texas -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Noirs américains -- Droits -- Texas -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Race and nationality.
Racial discrimination.
Racism.
Rasrelationer -- Förenta staterna.
Texas -- Relations interethniques -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Texas -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Texas.
United States of America.

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Book
Physical Desc
xix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
40019194905

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Behnken examines the history of both the African American and Mexican American civil rights struggles in Texas, exploring the racial prejudices, cultural dissimilarities, class tensions, organizational differences, and geographical distance that all worked to create two separate civil rights movements.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Behnken, B. D. (2011). Fighting their own battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the struggle for civil rights in Texas . University of North Carolina Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Behnken, Brian D. 2011. Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Behnken, Brian D. Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Behnken, B. D. (2011). Fighting their own battles: mexican americans, african americans, and the struggle for civil rights in texas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Behnken, Brian D. Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

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