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03351aam a2200469Ii 4500 001 85ACF142DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 191120s2020 txu b 000 0beng d 020 $a 9781558858961 020 $a 1558858962 035 $a (OCoLC)1127937934 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d TXI $d PAU $d SILO 043 $a n-us-tx 050 4 $a F391.4.P4 $b O76 2020 100 1 $a Orozco, Cynthia E., $e author. 245 10 $a Pioneer of Mexican-American civil rights : $b Alonso S. Perales / $c Cynthia E. Orozco. 264 1 $a Houston, Texas : $b Arte Publico Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xxxvii, 537 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Hispanic civil rights series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a This wide-ranging biography examines the life and work of one of the most influential Mexican Americans of the twentieth century, Alonso S. Perales, who was an attorney, civil rights activist, author and US diplomat. 505 00 $a Machine generated contents note: $g ch. 24 $t Conclusion. $g ch. 1 $t The Mexican Colony in San Antonio and South Texas, 1910-1960 -- $g ch. 2 $t Early Family Life in Alice, Texas -- $g ch. 3 $t World War I in San Antonio, Texas -- $g ch. 4 $t Education in Washington, DC -- $g ch. 5 $t Organizing in San Antonio and the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1920s -- $g ch. 6 $t Harlingen, Texas Convention Excludes Mexicans, 1927 -- $g ch. 7 $t Founding of the Latin American Citizens (LAC) in the Valley, 1927 -- $g ch. 8 $t Founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in Corpus Christi, 1929 -- $g ch. 9 $t The LULAC Constitution, 1929 -- $g ch. 10 $t Perales and LULAC, 1930-1960 -- $g ch. 11 $t Activist, 1930s -- $g ch. 12 $t Activist, 1940s -- $g ch. 13 $t Activist, 1950s -- $g pt. II $t PUBLIC IMPACT -- $g ch. 14 $t Attorney -- $g ch. 15 $t Politico -- $g ch. 16 $t Public Intellectual -- $g ch. 17 $t US Diplomat in Latin America -- $g pt. III $t PRIVATE LIFE -- $g ch. 18 $t Religion -- $g ch. 19 $t Character -- $g ch. 20 $t Family -- $g ch. 21 $t Friends and Adversaries -- $g ch. 22 $t Health and Death -- $g pt. IV $t PERALES ON TRIAL -- $g ch. 23 $t In Defense of Perales in Latino History -- $g ch. 24 $t Conclusion. 600 10 $a Perales, Alonso S., $d 1898-1960. 600 17 $a Perales, Alonso S., $d 1898-1960. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01916132 650 0 $a Civil rights workers $x Civil rights $z Texas $v Biography. 650 0 $a Mexican Americans $x History $z Texas $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z Texas $x History $y 20th century. 650 6 $a Defenseurs des droits de l'homme $x Droits $z Texas $v Biographies. 650 6 $a Americains d'origine mexicaine $x Histoire $z Texas $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. 650 6 $a Mouvements des droits de l'homme $z Texas $x Histoire $y 20e siecle. 650 7 $a Civil rights movements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862708 650 7 $a Mexican Americans $x Civil rights. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01019081 651 7 $a Texas. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210336 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 830 0 $a Hispanic civil rights series. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021011519.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=85ACF142DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search