Racial dynamics in early twentieth-century Austin, Texas
By: Jason McDonald
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780739170977; 9780739170991
Subjects: Race relations; Cultural pluralism; Ethnic relations; Minorities; Mexican Americans; Case studies; Social conditions; African Americans; History
Description: In this book, Jason McDonald raises some new and challenging questions about the pattern of race relations experienced by Mexican Americans and African Americans in Austin, Texas, in the early twentieth century.--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : blacks, Mexicans, and urban America; title: Redefining racial hierarchy; title: Augmenting segregation; title: Racializing space and community; title: Institutionalizing inequality; title: Monopolizing opportunity; title: Contesting hegemony; title: Epilogue: the long shadow of racialization.