In Defense of My People

Originally published in Spanish in 1936 and 1937, In Defense of My People contains articles, letters and speeches written by one of the most influential civil rights activists of the early twentieth century. When Mexican-American veterans of World War II were denied service in a South Texas pool hall, Perales wrote about the incident for The San Antonio Express. He also exhorted his community to get an education and participate in civic duties. His form letter, “How to Request School Facilities for Our Children,” helped parents secure schools “equal to those furnished children of Anglo-American descent.” Alonso S. Perales was the co-founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), an attorney, activist and US diplomat. He has been largely forgotten, in part because his writings were in Spanish. This first-ever English translation of his two-volume publication, En defensa de mi raza, will make Perales’ contributions to equal rights for Mexicans and Mexican Americans available to a much larger audience. A long-lost gem of the civil rights movement, this book details the Latino community’s fight for rights, dignity and respect.

Author: Alonso S. Perales
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Not Avail
Published: 11/30/2021
Pages: 350
Weight: 2.29lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781558859289
Language: English

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