avant-garde of the Chicano movement in Texas
Author: Armando Navarro
ISBN: 9780292755574
Among the protest movements of the 1960s, the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) emerged as one of the principal Chicano organizations seeking social change. By the time MAYO evolved into the Raza Unida Party (RUP) in 1972, its influence had spread far beyond its Crystal City, Texas, origins. Its members precipitated some 39 school walkouts, demonstrated against the Vietnam War, and confronted church and governmental bodies on numerous occasions. Armando Navarro here offers the first comprehensive assessment of MAYO's history, politics, leadership, ideology, strategies and tactics, and activist program. Interviews with many MAYO and RUP organizers and members, as well as first-hand knowledge drawn from his own participation in meetings, presentations, and rallies, enrich the text. This wealth of material yields the first reliable history of this extremely vocal and visible catalyst of the Chicano Movement. The book will add significantly to our understanding of Sixties protest
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publish Date: 1995-10-01
Subjects: Chicano movement - Texas, Chicano movement/ Texas, Chicano movement, MAYO (Organization), Mexican American youth - Political activity - Texas, Mexican American youth - Texas - Political activity, Mexican American youth/ Political activity/ Texas, Mexican American youth, Political Science / General, Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Minority Studies, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies
This book is available in the following Community Centers: Raza Recource Centro (Location: Wall C, Shelf 5)