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Title

Message to Aztlán : selected writings of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales / compiled, with an introduction, by Antonio Esquibel ; with a preface by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales ; a foreword by Rodolfo F. Acuña ; and an editor's note by Henry A.J. Ramos.

Author

Gonzales, Rodolfo, 1928-2005.

Publication

Houston, Tex. : Arte Público Press, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors

Esquibel, Antonio.

Description

xxxviii, 264 pages : illustrations, portraits; 22 cm.

Summary

• "One of the most famous leaders of the Chicano civil rights movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, was a multifaceted and charismatic, bigger-than-life hero who inspired his followers not only by taking direct political action but also by making eloquent speeches, writing incisive essays, and creating the kind of socially engaged poetry and drama that could be communicated easily throughout the barrios of Aztlan, the communities populated by Chicanos in the United States.".
• "Gonzales is the author of I Am Joaquin, an epic poem of the Chicano Movement that lives on in film, sound recording, and hundreds of anthologies. Gonzales and other Chicanos established the Crusade for Justice, a Denver-based civil rights organization, school, and community center, in 1966. The school, La Escuela Tlatelolco, lives on today some three decades after its founding.".
• "In Message to Aztlan, Dr. Antonio Esquibel, Professor Emeritus of Metropolitan State College of Denver, has compiled the first collection of Gonzales' diverse writings: the original I Am Joaquin (1967), along with a new Spanish translation; seven major speeches (1968-78); two plays, The Revolutionist and A Cross for Maclovio (1966-67); various poems written during the 1970s and a selection of letters. These varied works demonstrate the evolution of Gonzales' thought on human and civil rights.
• Any examination of the Chicano Movement is incomplete without this volume. An eight-page photo insert accompanies the text."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Hispanic civil rights series

Uniform Title

Hispanic civil rights series.

Subject

• Mexican Americans > Literary collections
• Mexican Americans > Civil rights

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-264).

Contents

• Preface / Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales -- Foreword / Rodolfo F. Acuna -- Editor's Note / Henry A. J. Ramos -- Introduction / Antonio Esquibel -- I. Epic poem. Yo soy Joaquin, un poema epico, 2000. I Am Joaquin, an Epic Poem, 1967 -- II. Seven Major Speeches. El Plan del Barrio. Arizona State University Speech. Manteniendo una direccion positiva para el Movimiento Chicano. Maintaining a Positive Direction for the Chicano Movement. Speech Delivered at the La Raza Unida National Convention. Message to Aztlan. Colorado Springs Bicentennial Speech of July 4, 1976. The Past-President-Future of the Chicano Movement, 1978 -- III. Two Plays. The Revolutionist. A Cross for Maclovio -- IV. Poetry. La Escuela y Colegio Tlatelolco. Tlatelolco. El Ballet Chicano de Aztlan. Adios, Miguel. A Chicano's Trial. The Revolution. Mis hijos guerrilleros, 1973. He Laughed While he Danced, Luis Junior Martinez. A Boy, Juarez U.S.A. Raices ... Raices ... El Movimiento Chicano, 1973.
• The Chicano Movement, 1973. America ... America ... America. America ... America ... America. Cuidate, Mejico!! -- V. Correspondence. First Masthead of El Gallo Editorial. A Message to the Democratic Party. Western Union Telegram Sent to: Thomas y Berta Rodriguez. Letter to Reies Lopez Tijerina. Discurso al Congreso de la Tierra. Message to el Congreso on Land and Cultural Reform. Letter to the Editor. "We Will Endure" -- VI. Photos -- VII. Selected Bibliography.

ISBN

1558853316

LCCN

2001022314

OCLC

• ocm46366250
• SCSB-4139399

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries