Blue Texas : the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era / Max Krochmal.

Author/creator Krochmal, Max author.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Descriptionxiii, 537pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Electoral coalitions--Texas. --History. --20th century.
Minorities--Political activity. --Texas. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Political activity. --Texas. --History. --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.

SeriesJustice, power, and politics
Justice, power, and politics. ^A1147248
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016004007
ISBN9781469626758 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN1469626756 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN(ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks JK4889 .K76 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold