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Blue Texas the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era

Title
Blue Texas [electronic resource] : the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era / Max Krochmal.
Author
Krochmal, Max.
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 537 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series Statement
Justice, power, and politics
Uniform Title
  • Blue Texas (Online)
  • Justice, power, and politics.
Alternative Title
Blue Texas (Online)
Subject
  • Electoral coalitions > Texas > History > 20th century
  • Minorities > Political activity > History > Texas > 20th century
  • African Americans > Political activity > History > Texas > 20th century
  • Mexican Americans > Political activity > Texas
  • Political participation > Texas > History > 20th century
  • Civil rights movements > Texas > History > 20th century
  • Texas > Politics and government > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
People are power: the mass uprising and the maverick coalition -- Segregation is an economic problem: black workers win the right to vote -- Forcing us together in self-defense: the Cold War, the black vote and the liberal movement -- Minorities combine: G. J. Sutton, Albert Peña, and the Democrats of Texas -- Unions are needed so desperately here: the rebirth of the labor movement and the seeds of the Bexar coalition -- We shall be heard: rights in black and brown from the sit-ins to Viva Kennedy -- Trying to reach substantially unanimous agreement on limited political targets: the "Latin vote" and the first democratic coalition -- Separating the wheat from the chaff: intra-racial divides beget inter-racial unity -- They'll never separate us again: the multiracial democratic coalition on the march -- New power for the Texas minorities: winning the battles, losing the war.
LCCN
2016004007
OCLC
ssj0001724465
Author
Krochmal, Max.
Title
Blue Texas [electronic resource] : the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era / Max Krochmal.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Series
Justice, power, and politics
Justice, power, and politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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