Roots of justice
Subtitle: stories of organizing in communities of color
By: by Larry R. Salomon ; foreword by Elizabeth Martinez.
Publisher: Chardon Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Minorities -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century; Community organization -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Social movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Social justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: "I never run off the track" : organizing the Underground Railroad; title: "Ang laka ay nasa pagkakaisa" = "Strength is in union" : Filipino farmworkers organize in the 1930s; title: The "zoot suit riots" : pachucos vs. the Navy; title: "It's our union too : Mexican American women rescue the "salt of the earth" strike; title: Affirmative action from the grassroots : African Americans demand jobs in San Francisco; title: "Stand on a street and bounce a ball" : organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; title: Unafraid and dignified : welfare recipients organize for their rights; title: "No evictions. We won't move!" : the struggle to save the I-Hotel; title: "You are now on Indian land" : Native Americans occupy Alcatraz; title: Participation with power : parents fight for community control of New York City schools; title: Back to the blanket : the trail of broken treaties marches on Washington; title: "Justice, not sympathy" : Japanese Americans fight for dignity and reparations.