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La causa : civil rights, social justice, and the struggle for equality in the Midwest / Gilberto Cárdenas, editor ; foreword by Henry A.J. Ramos. - 1 online resource (xvii, 205 pages) : illustrations. - Hispanic civil rights series. . - Hispanic civil rights series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198).

Introduction : La causa : civil rights and struggles for equality in the midwest / Gilberto Cardenas -- Latinos in the Midwest : civil rights and community organization / Ricardo Parra -- Latinos and the growth of political empowerment in Illinois / Patricia Mendoza -- From La Lucha to Latino : ethnic change, political identity, and civil rights in Chicago / David A. Badillo -- The Latino Institute : promoting Latino progress through policy analysis, leadership development, and advocacy / Sylvia Puente, Victor Ortiz -- In search of meaningful voice and place : the IPO and Latino community empowerment in Chicago / Maria de Los Angeles Torres -- Civil rights and the Latino community : education / Judith Murphy -- In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 : implications for midwest Latinos / Refugio I. Rochin, Alex Santana -- Latinos struggle for equality : a case study of Nebraska's Latino communities / Miguel A. Carranza -- Mujeres Latinas en accion : a case study of Latina civil rights / Martha Zurita.

ISBN: 9781611921953 1611921953

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hispanic Americans--Civil rights--Middle West.
Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.--Middle West
Civil rights movements--Middle West.
Social justice--Middle West.
Equality--Middle West.
Community life--Middle West.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle West--Social conditions.
Middle West--Ethnic relations.
Middle West--Politics and government.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F358.2.S75 eBook