
Pobre Raza!
Violence, Justice, and Mobilization Among Mexico Lindo Immigrants, 1900-1936
F. Arturo Rosales(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
297 pages
978-0-292-77095-9 (ISBN)
Description
Fleeing the social and political turmoil spawned by the Mexican Revolution, massive numbers of Mexican immigrants entered the southwestern United States in the early decades of the twentieth century. But instead of finding refuge, many encountered harsh, anti-Mexican attitudes and violence from an Anglo population frightened by the influx of foreigners and angered by anti-American sentiments in Mexico.
This book examines the response of Mexican immigrants to Anglo American prejudice and violence early in the twentieth century. Drawing on archival sources from both sides of the border, Arturo Rosales traces the rise of "MExico Lindo" nationalism and the efforts of Mexican consuls to help poor Mexican immigrants defend themselves against abuses and flagrant civil rights violations by Anglo citizens, police, and the U.S. judicial system. This research illuminates a dark era in which civilian and police brutality, prejudice in the courtroom, and disproportionate arrest, conviction, and capital punishment rates too often characterized justice for Mexican Americans.
This book examines the response of Mexican immigrants to Anglo American prejudice and violence early in the twentieth century. Drawing on archival sources from both sides of the border, Arturo Rosales traces the rise of "MExico Lindo" nationalism and the efforts of Mexican consuls to help poor Mexican immigrants defend themselves against abuses and flagrant civil rights violations by Anglo citizens, police, and the U.S. judicial system. This research illuminates a dark era in which civilian and police brutality, prejudice in the courtroom, and disproportionate arrest, conviction, and capital punishment rates too often characterized justice for Mexican Americans.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-77095-9 (9780292770959)
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Person
F. Arturo Rosales is Professor of History at Arizona State University.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Mexican Revolution, Border Mexicans, and Anglos
2. MExico Lindo Mobilization
3. The Consuls and MExico Lindo
4. Mexican Criminals in the United States
5. Police Treatment of Mexican Immigrants
6. Civilian Violence against Mexican Immigrants
7. Mexicans and Justice in the Courtroom
8. Capital Punishment and Mexicans in the United States
9. Doing Time for Mexicans in the United States
10. Extradition between Mexico and the United States
Conclusion
Appendix A. White and Black Civilian Violence against Mexicans
Appendix B. Mexican-on-Mexican Violence in Texas and the Chicago Area
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. The Mexican Revolution, Border Mexicans, and Anglos
2. MExico Lindo Mobilization
3. The Consuls and MExico Lindo
4. Mexican Criminals in the United States
5. Police Treatment of Mexican Immigrants
6. Civilian Violence against Mexican Immigrants
7. Mexicans and Justice in the Courtroom
8. Capital Punishment and Mexicans in the United States
9. Doing Time for Mexicans in the United States
10. Extradition between Mexico and the United States
Conclusion
Appendix A. White and Black Civilian Violence against Mexicans
Appendix B. Mexican-on-Mexican Violence in Texas and the Chicago Area
Notes
Bibliography
Index