Racial uncertainties Mexican Americans, school desegregation, and the making of race in post-civil rights America Danielle R. Olden

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Notes: Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino; La biblioteca recibió apoyo federal del Fondo de Iniciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense; Elecresource
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 volume Denver School District No. 1 Supreme Court ruling, and how debates over Mexican Americans' racial position helped reinforce the emerging tropes of colorbl

Title: Mexican Americans, school desegregation, and the making of race in post-civil rights America

Topic: Segregation in education; Mexican Americans--Education; Racism in education; Mexican Americans--Civil rights; Racism; Ségrégation en éducation; Américains d'origine mexicaine--Éducation; Racisme en éducation; Américains d'origine mexicaine--Droits; Racisme; HISTORY / North America