Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief HistoryA brief history of Mexican Americans in Texas. |
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Page 48
... sought to be nonpartisan in ethnic matters while he worked to modernize the border region . Reputedly , his political com- portment earned him high marks among Anglo - Texan colleagues in the legislature.39 Bolder in affirming political ...
... sought to be nonpartisan in ethnic matters while he worked to modernize the border region . Reputedly , his political com- portment earned him high marks among Anglo - Texan colleagues in the legislature.39 Bolder in affirming political ...
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... sought to penetrate new business opportu- nities , civic activists attempted to carve greater roles for themselves in politics , and laborers tried to help themselves and their fellow workers through contacts with United States labor ...
... sought to penetrate new business opportu- nities , civic activists attempted to carve greater roles for themselves in politics , and laborers tried to help themselves and their fellow workers through contacts with United States labor ...
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... sought to make amends for the Angio shooting of the newspaper man Catarino Garza who had been editorializing against local Angio law officers sus- pected of lynching Mexicans in the area . Hysteria gripped Anglo com- munities throughout ...
... sought to make amends for the Angio shooting of the newspaper man Catarino Garza who had been editorializing against local Angio law officers sus- pected of lynching Mexicans in the area . Hysteria gripped Anglo com- munities throughout ...
Contents
Spain Mexico | 19 |
Life in Anglo Texas 18361880 | 34 |
Latin Americans in the Postwar Era 19451960 | 107 |
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