Hard Times: Minority Groups Hard Hit During Depression
Blacks in the rural South fall to the bottom of the economic ladder; blacks in the North are first to be thrown into unemployment. Mexicans also lose their jobs when workforces are restructured, particularly in California. There is increasing eviden...
Manifest Destiny?: Factors Influencing the Outcome of the Mexican War
Initially, Mexican leaders think they have a good chance of defeating the Americans, but they have few troops to oppose United States advances into California and New Mexico. Mexico's defeat in Central Mexico where they were the dominant force is li...
Manifest Destiny?: Geographic and Demographic Effects of the Mexican War
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo dramatically alters the geographic and demographic profile of the United States. Many of the Mexican negotiators work hard to assure citizenship rights for the Mexican afuera who live in the territories now part of th...
Determined to be Heard: Latino Activism
Latinos are the fastest growing minority in United States, some tracing their roots to early Spanish settlers, others more recent arrivals. Many Mexican-Americans soldiers join the fight in Vietnam and return in body bags. The anti-war activism of t...
America in a World At War: Mexican-American War Workers
Mexican-Americans serve as soldiers and factory workers during World War II, statistically receiving more Medals of Honor than any other single group. Tens of thousands of Mexicans cross the border looking for work, some as undocumented immigrants, ...
Way We Were?, The: Other America-on the Margins of the Affluent Society, The
One-fifth of the country's population-30 million-live in poverty, many the victims of discrimination. Manufacturing employment decreases in the post-war period. Many blacks find themselves unable to find jobs; residential discrimination limits their...
World of Uncertainty: Changing Look of U.S. Society, The
The U.S. population is becoming larger, older, and more diverse at end of 20th century. Minority groups are forming their own collectives in order to define themselves economically, socially and politically. Feminist groups, the American Association...