Title:
Edward R. Roybal : the Mexican American struggle for political empowerment / Dr. Frank Javier Garcia Berumen.
Author:
Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia.
Publication Information:
Los Angeles, CA : Bilingual Educational Services, Inc., 2015.
Call Number:
E184.M5 B47 2015
ISBN:
9780866240109
Physical Description:
423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
In the beginning (1916-1940) -- Being and becoming Mexican American (1941-1946) -- Rising expectations (1947) -- Running for Los Angeles City Council (1948-1951) -- Fighting the good fight (1952-1960) -- Building Kennedy's Camelot (1960-1962) -- Mr. Roybal goes to Washington (1962-1963) -- The Chicano Movement and Nixon's first term (1969-1971) -- Voting rights, immigration reform, and Koreagate (1971-1979) -- The elder statesman (1980-1988) -- Retirement and legacy (1989-2005).
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