Blue Texas : the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era

Blue Texas : the making of a multiracial Democratic coalition in the Civil Rights era / Max Krochmal.

Author/creator	Krochmal, Max author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Description	xiii, 537pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Electoral coalitions--Texas --History --20th century. Minorities--Political activity --Texas --History --20th century. African Americans--Political activity --Texas --History --20th century. Mexican Americans--Political activity --Texas. Political participation--Texas --History --20th century. Civil rights movements--Texas --History --20th century. Texas--Politics and government --20th century.

Series	Justice, power, and politics Justice, power, and politics. ^A1147248
Contents	People are power: the mass uprising and the maverick coalition -- Segregation is an economic problem: black workers win the right to vote -- Forcing us together in self-defense: the Cold War, the black vote and the liberal movement -- Minorities combine: G.J. Sutton, Albert Peña, and the Democrats of Texas -- Unions are needed so desperately here: the rebirth of the labor movement and the seeds of the Bexar coalition -- We shall be heard: rights in black and brown from the sit-ins to Viva Kennedy -- Trying to reach substantially unanimous agreement on limited political targets: the "Latin vote" and the first democratic coalition -- Separating the wheat from the chaff: intra-racial divides beget inter-racial unity -- They'll never separate us again: the multiracial democratic coalition on the march -- New power for the Texas minorities: winning the battles, losing the war.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2016004007
ISBN	9781469626758 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1469626756 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JK4889 .K76 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold