Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas

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FightingTheirOwnBattles Brian D. Behnken FightingTheir OwnBattles Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas ■ ■ ■ The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill Publication of this book was supported by a grant from the Iowa State University Publication Subvention Fund.© 2011 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed by Jacquline Johnson. Set in Minion with Champion display by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Behnken, Brian D. Fighting their own battles : Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the struggle for civil rights in Texas / Brian D. Behnken. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3478-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mexican Americans—Civil rights— Texas—History—20th century. 2. African Americans—Civil rights—Texas—History— 20th century. 3. Civil rights movements— Texas—History—20th century. 4. School integration—Texas—History—20th century. 5. African Americans—Relations with Mexican Americans—History—20th century. 6. Texas— Race relations—History—20th century. 7. Texas—Ethnic relations—History—20th century. I. Title. F395.M5B56 2011 305.8009764—dc22 2010047529 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 For my family Monic,Brandis,Elleka,andAven This page intentionally left blank ...