One night in America
Subtitle: Robert Kennedy, César Chávez, and the dream of dignity
By: Steven W. Bender.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781594514289; 9781594514296
Subjects: Kennedy, Robert F., -- 1925-1968 -- Friends and associates; Chavez, Cesar, -- 1927-1993 -- Friends and associates; Mexican American agricultural laborers -- California -- History -- 20th century; Mexican Americans -- California -- Social conditions; United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: A friendship cut short; title: Viva (John) Kennedy; title: Viva la huelga; title: César's fast and deeds of love; title: Viva (Bobby) Kennedy; title: One night in America; title: The dream of dignity survives; title: Aftermath; title: Viva la causa : rural Latinos and the farm worker movement; title: Viva la raza : urban Latinos and the Chicano movement; title: Vietnam and Mexican Americans : patriotism and protest; title: Latinos and poverty; title: Immigration : walls and wages; title: Lessons from 1968 : Latino politics today; title: Latinos and national politics; title: Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church; title: Mexican Americans and the civil rights movement; title: Looking ahead : the future of the Democratic Party and immigration reform.