| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
American crossroads ; 68 |
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American crossroads ; 68.
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| Contents |
(Un)making Mexican American racial identity, 1848-1964 -- Racial migrations : the Mile High City in transition, 1945-1969 -- Public schools in Denver's racialized urban geography -- Becoming minority under the law -- "Not white, yet not, in the old-style parlance 'colored'" -- "American," not "minority" : Mexican Americans and colorblindness |
| Summary |
Mexican American racial uncertainty has long been a defining feature of US racial understanding. Were Mexican Americans white or nonwhite? In the post-civil rights period, this racial uncertainty took on new meaning as the courts, the federal bureaucracy, local school officials, parents, and community activists sought to turn Mexican American racial identity to their own benefit. This is the first book that examines the pivotal 1973 Keyes v. Denver School District No. 1 Supreme Court ruling, and how debates over Mexican Americans' racial position helped reinforce the emerging tropes of colorbl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 30, 2022) |
| Subject |
Segregation in education -- Colorado -- Denver
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Mexican Americans -- Education -- Colorado -- Denver
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Racism in education -- Colorado -- Denver
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Colorado -- Denver
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Racism -- Colorado -- Denver
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HISTORY / North America
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights
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Mexican Americans -- Education
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Racism
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Racism in education
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Segregation in education
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Colorado -- Denver
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022011408 |
| ISBN |
0520974743 |
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9780520974746 |
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