Ayala: New book charts Mexican Americans’ battle for equality
Albert Kauffman, a law professor at St. Mary’s University, speaks at a 2018 conference marking the 50th anniversary of U.S. Civil Rights Commission hearings on discrimination against Mexican Americans. The historic hearings and the anniversary event were held at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.The U.S.
The Civil Rights Commission hearing marked the first time the federal government had taken notice of Mexican Americans’ political grievances and made them a national concern.In 2018, 850 people gathered at Our Lady of the Lake for the 50th anniversary of the hearings. The book, rich in history, research and footnotes, is written for use in high schools, colleges and law schools and in graduate studies. It has much to offer policymakers and activists, too.In the chapter on population growth, demographer Rogelio Sáenz of the University of Texas at San Antonio notes that in 1960, the poverty rate for Latinos was 62 percent overall and 69 percent for children.
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