One Night in America

Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-59451-429-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

"Courageous." -Ilan Stavans, author of Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language Robert Kennedy and Cesar Chavez came from opposite sides of the tracks of race and class that still divide Americans. Both optimists, Kennedy and Chavez shared a common vision of equality. They united in the 1960s to crusade for the rights of migrant farm workers. Farm workers faded from public consciousness following Kennedy's assassination and Chavez's early passing. Yet the work of Kennedy and Chavez continues to reverberate in America today. Bender chronicles their warm friendship and embraces their bold political vision for making the American dream a reality for all. Although many books discuss Kennedy or Chavez individually, this is the first book to capture their multifaceted relationship and its relevance to mainstream U.S. politics and Latino/a politics today. Bender examines their shared legacy and its continuing influence on political issues including immigration, education, war, poverty, and religion. Mapping a new political path for Mexican Americans and the poor of all backgrounds, this book argues that there is still time to prove Kennedy and Chavez right.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bender, Steven W

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I A Friendship Cut Short; chapterOne Viva (John) Kennedy; chapterTwo; chapterThree César’s Fast and Deeds of Love; chapterFour Viva (Bobby) Kennedy; chapterFive One Night in America; Part II The Dream of Dignity Survives; chapterSix Aftermath; chapterSeven Viva la Causa: Rural Latinos and the Farm Worker Movement; chapterEight Viva la Raza: Urban Latinos and the Chicano Movement; chapterNine Vietnam and Mexican Americans: Patriotism and Protest; chapterTen Latinos and Poverty; chapterEleven Immigration: Walls and Wages; Part III Lessons from 1968: Latino Politics Today; chapterTwelve Latinos and National Politics; chapterThirteen Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church; chapterFourteen Mexican Americans and the Civil Rights Movement; chapterFifteen Looking Ahead: The Future of the Democratic Party and Immigration Reform; concl Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Authored by Bender, Steven W.