Palomino [Recurso electrónico] : Clinton Jencks and Mexican-American Unionism in the American Southwest / James J. Lorence.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction : Clinton Jencks, Mine-Mill, and biography as history -- Years of preparation : roots of radicalism -- Growing up concerned : childhood, family, and the formation of a value system, 1918-1939 -- The world of work and new opportunities for social action : living faith, 1939-1945 -- Building for the future : envisioning a new world -- Coming home : veterans' advocacy and renewed political commitment -- Mine-Mill and social change : economic progress, mexican american activism, and social justice, 1945-1947 -- Cold War unionism : progressives on defense -- Mobilizing for mass action : social and political initiatives, 1948-1950 -- The moment of decision : the empire zinc strike, grass roots feminism, and Mexican American liberation, 1950-1953 -- Telling the story : Salt of the earth as a medium of communication -- A time of peril : public exposure -- Confronting domestic anti-communism : the Jencks case, civil liberties, and the law, 1953-1957 -- The web of consequences : life after Mine-Mill -- Epilogue: a reflection on the committed life -- Bibliography -- Index.

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