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Author(s): Benjamin Márquez; Benjamin Márquez
ISBN(s): 9780292753853, 0292753853
Edition: 1
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Year: 2014
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0292753853 
ISBN 13: 9780292753853
Author: Benjamin Marquez

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state’s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other seemingly contradictory realities of Texas’s political landscape since World War II, Democratizing Texas Politics captures powerful, interrelated forces that drive intriguing legislative dynamics. These factors include the long history of Mexican American activism; population growth among Mexican American citizens of voting age; increased participation among women and minorities at state and national levels in the Democratic Party, beginning in the 1960s; the emergence of the Republican Party as a viable alternative for Southern conservatives; civil rights legislation; and the transition to a more representative two-party system thanks to liberal coalitions.

Culling extensive archival research, including party records and those of both Latino activists and Anglo elected officials, as well as numerous interviews with leading figures and collected letters of some of Texas’s most prominent voices, Benjamin Márquez traces the slow and difficult departure from a racially uniform political class to a diverse one. As Texas transitioned to a more representative two-party system, the threat of racial tension and political exclusion spurred Mexican Americans to launch remarkably successful movements to ensure their incorporation. The resulting success and dilemmas of racially based electoral mobilization, embodied in pivotal leaders such as Henry B. Gonzalez and Tony Sanchez, is vividly explored in Democratizing Texas Politics.

Democratizing Texas Politics Race Identity and Mexican American Empowerment 1945 2002 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Postwar Foundations (1945–1960)
Chapter 1: Between War and Democracy

Mexican American Veterans and the G.I. Bill

The Origins of Postwar Political Consciousness

Early Civil Rights Challenges in Texas

Chapter 2: The Limits of Inclusion

Jim Crow and Juan Crow: Segregation in Practice

Education, Labor, and the Politics of Exclusion

The Rise of the American G.I. Forum

Part II: The Chicano Movement and Political Mobilization (1960s–1970s)
Chapter 3: From Protest to Power

The Chicano Movement in Texas

Raza Unida Party and the Push for Independent Politics

Youth, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism

Chapter 4: Education, Voting, and Representation

Legal Challenges to School Segregation

Voting Rights and the Impact of White v. Regester

Building Local Political Power

Part III: Institutional Engagement and Shifting Strategies (1980s–1990s)
Chapter 5: Mexican American Political Ascendance

From Activism to Elected Office

The Role of the Texas Legislature and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Mayors, Judges, and County Commissioners

Chapter 6: New Coalitions, New Challenges

African American–Latino Political Alliances

Bilingual Education, Immigration, and Redistricting Battles

Conservative Backlash and Policy Resistance

Part IV: Entering the 21st Century (1990s–2002)
Chapter 7: Demographic Power, Political Gaps

The Growth of the Latino Population

Voter Turnout and Political Engagement

Barriers to Full Representation

Chapter 8: Legacies and the Ongoing Struggle

Institutional Gains and Structural Inequalities

Reflections on Identity and Citizenship

Looking Forward: Empowerment in the 21st Century

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