In this Book
- Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas: Mexican Workers and Job Politics during World War II
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Rio Grande/Río Bravo Series: Borderlands Culture and Traditions
summary
In Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas, Emilio Zamora traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in rapidly expanding industries. Contending that discrimination undermined job opportunities, Zamora investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers, the U.S. State Department's response, and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. He examines the role of women workers, the evolving political struggle, the rise of the liberal-urban coalition, and the conservative tradition in Texas. Zamora also looks closely at civil and labor rights–related efforts, implemented by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Fair Employment Practice Committee.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xviii
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- Chapter 8: Conclusion
- pp. 204-222
- Bibliography
- pp. 295-310
Additional Information
ISBN
9781603443340
Related ISBN(s)
9781603440660
MARC Record
OCLC
715188632
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No