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LBJ and Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power

Name: LBJ and Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power
Brand: University of Texas Press
SKU: 9780292765788
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Contributors:

Julie Leininger Pycior

Publisher:

University of Texas Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

United States, Ethnic Studies, Minority Studies

Book Topic:

20th Century, American

Edition Description:

Univ of Texas P Edition

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Release Date:

1997-01-01

ISBN 13:

9780292765788

Weight:

1.22 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00 inches

Pages:

361

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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.

About the Author
Pycior, Julie Leininger: - Julie Leininger Pycior is Associate Professor of History at Manhattan College.

LBJ and Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power

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