ONLINEConference on Hernandez v. Texas at Fifty.Sponsored by University of Houston Law Center and Arte Publico Press. Provides a wealth of articles and primary material about the case. Mungia, Ruben (ed). A Cotton Picker Finds Justice: The Saga of the Hernandez Case (1954)A pamphlet spearheaded by Gus García that includes Garcia's first hand account of the case. A Quiet Victory for Civil RightsRead the New York Times' editorial on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Hernandez v. Texas, May 15, 2004. Oyez U.S. Supreme Court MediaRead the Supreme Court's summary of Hernandez v. Texas online. Handbook of Texas OnlineRead about Carlos Cadena, Gus García, and other heroes of Hernandez v. Texas. |
FILMSBorder Bandits.Directed by Kirby Warnock. Dallas: Trans-Pecos Productions. Mendez vs. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos Los Niños.KOCE-TV, PBS. Justice for my People: The Hector P. García Story.Corpus Christi: KEDT, South Texas Public Broadcasting System. 2002. Salt of the Earth.Directed by Herbert J. Biberman. Independent Productions /International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers. 1954. |
BOOKSFelix Longoria's Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican American Activism.Carroll, Patrick J. The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture.Foley, Neil. Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology and Identity, 1930-1960.Garcia, Mario T. Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race.Gómez, Laura E. |
White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race.Haney López, Ian. White But Not Equal: Mexican Americans, Jury Discrimination, and the Supreme Court.Garcia, Ignacio M. Encyclopedia of The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement.Meier, Matt S. & Gutiérrez, Margo. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986.Montejano, David. LBJ & Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power.Pycior, Julie Leinnger. "Colored Men And Hombres Aquí": Hernandez v. Texas and the Emergence of Mexican-American Lawyering.Olivas, Michael A. Mexican Americans & World War II.Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie, Ed. The Bell Ringer.Rodriguez, Victor. |