Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974

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POWER to the POOR JUSTICE, POWER, AND POLITICS Coeditors Heather Ann Thompson Rhonda Y. Williams Editorial Advisory Board Peniel E. Joseph Matthew D. Lassiter Daryl Maeda Barbara Ransby Vicki L. Ruiz Marc Stein A complete list of books published in Justice, Power, and Politics is available at http://justicepowerandpolitics.com/. GORDON K. MANTLER POWER to the POOR Black-BrownCoalitionandthe FightforEconomicJustice,1960–1974 The University of North Carolina Press •Chapel Hill © 2013 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed and set in Espinosa Nova by Rebecca Evans 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 Mantler, Gordon Keith, 1972– Power to the poor : Black-Brown coalition and the fight for economic justice, 1960–1974/Gordon K. Mantler. pages cm.—(Justice, power, and politics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3851-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Economic conditions—20th century. 2. Hispanic Americans—Economic conditions—20th century. 3. Coalitions—United States—History—20th century. 4. Poverty—Political aspects—United States— History—20th century. 5. Social movements—United States—History—20th century. 6. Social justice—United States—History—20th century. 7. Political activists—United States—Biography. 8. Ethnicity—Political aspects—United States—History—20th century. 9. United States—Economic conditions— 1961–1971. 10. United States—Race relations—History—20th century. I. Title. E185.8.M19 2013 305.800973—dc23 2012031383 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 To my family, Christina and Zella Mom and Dad When you stand up for justice, you can never fail. —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March 10, 1968 ...