Description: Lbj and Mexican Americans : The Paradox of Power, Paperback by Pycior, Julie Leininger, ISBN 0292765789, ISBN-13 9780292765788, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US T. R. Fehrenbach Award, 1997 As he worked to build his Great Society, Lyndon Johnson often harkened back to his teaching days in the segregated "Mexican" school at Cotulla, Texas. Recalling the poverty and prejudice that blighted his students' lives, Johnson declared, "It never occurred to me in my fondest dreams that I might have the chance to help the sons and daughters of those students and to help people like them all over this country. But now I do have that chance—and I'll let you in on a secret—I mean to use it." This book explores the complex and sometimes contradictory relations between LBJ and Mexican Americans. Julie Pycior shows that Johnson's genuine desire to help Mexican Americans—and reap the political dividends—did not prevent him from allying himself with individuals and groups intent on thwarting Mexican Americans' organizing efforts. Not surprisingly, these actions elicited a wide range of response, from grateful loyalty to, in some cases, outright opposition. Mexican Americans' complicated relationship with LBJ influenced both their political development and his career with consequences that reverberated in society at large.
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Book Title: Lbj and Mexican Americans : The Paradox of Power
Number of Pages: 361 Pages
Publication Name: Lbj and Mexican Americans : the Paradox of Power
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Sociology / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Julie Leininger Pycior
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
