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One night in America : Robert Kennedy, César Chávez, and the dream of dignity
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Title
One night in America : Robert Kennedy, César Chávez, and the dream of dignity / Steven W. Bender.
ISBN
9781594514289 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1594514283 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781594514296 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1594514291 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2008.
Physical Description
xii, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 09, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-228) and index.
Contents
A friendship cut short
Viva (John) Kennedy
Viva la huelga
César's fast and deeds of love
Viva (Bobby) Kennedy
One night in America
The dream of dignity survives
Aftermath
Viva la causa : rural Latinos and the farm worker movement
Viva la raza : urban Latinos and the Chicano movement
Vietnam and Mexican Americans : patriotism and protest
Latinos and poverty
Immigration : walls and wages
Lessons from 1968 : Latino politics today
Latinos and national politics
Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church
Mexican Americans and the civil rights movement
Looking ahead : the future of the Democratic Party and immigration reform.
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