Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief HistoryLike its ground-breaking predecessor, the first general survey of Tejanos, this completely up-to-date revision is a concise political, cultural, and social history of Mexican Americans in Texas from the Spanish colonial era to the present. Professor De Len is careful to portray Tejanos as active subjects, not merely objects in the ongoing Texas story. Complemented by a stunning photographic essay, a helpful glossary, and meticulously annotated, this work continues to be ideal reading for anyone wanting to learn about the most influential ethnic group in Texas. |
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Page 15
... living as servants . Finally , an assortment of individuals such as jobless migrants or transient peddlers found ways to survive on the urban scene . Others used the urban settlement as a base for commuting to their place of work ...
... living as servants . Finally , an assortment of individuals such as jobless migrants or transient peddlers found ways to survive on the urban scene . Others used the urban settlement as a base for commuting to their place of work ...
Page 83
... living in the better homes in better neighborhoods , racial segre- gation persisted due to a combination of poverty , a preference many Tejanos had for living in an in - group environment , and the strengthen- ing of Jim Crow laws and ...
... living in the better homes in better neighborhoods , racial segre- gation persisted due to a combination of poverty , a preference many Tejanos had for living in an in - group environment , and the strengthen- ing of Jim Crow laws and ...
Page 140
... living stamped the Tejano com- munity after the late 1970s . On the one hand , there existed the poorest of people living in makeshift homes in unincorporated subdivisions ( colonias ) along the border ; there living conditions matched ...
... living stamped the Tejano com- munity after the late 1970s . On the one hand , there existed the poorest of people living in makeshift homes in unincorporated subdivisions ( colonias ) along the border ; there living conditions matched ...
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