Civil Rights in Bakersfield
eBook - ePub

Civil Rights in Bakersfield

Segregation and Multiracial Activism in the Central Valley

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Civil Rights in Bakersfield

Segregation and Multiracial Activism in the Central Valley

About this book

2024 Outstanding Book Award, National Association for Ethnic Studies
2025 Honorable Mention, Norris & Carol Hundley Award, Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association
2025 The Ambassador Julian Nava Best Ethnic Studies Book, International Latino Book Awards

A multiracial history of civil rights coalitions beyond the farm worker movement in twentieth-century Bakersfield, California.

In Civil Rights in Bakersfield, Oliver Rosales uncovers the role of the multiracial west in shaping the course of US civil rights history. Focusing on Bakersfield, one of the few sizable cities within California's Central Valley for much of the twentieth century in a region most commonly known as a bastion of political conservatism, oil, and industrial agriculture, Rosales documents how multiracial coalitions emerged to challenge histories of racial segregation and discrimination. He recounts how the region was home to both the historic farm worker movement, led by CĂ©sar ChĂĄvez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, and also a robust multiracial civil rights movement beyond the fields. This multiracial push for civil rights reform included struggles for fair housing, school integration, public health, media representation, and greater political representation for Black and Brown communities. In expanding on this history of multiracial activism, Rosales further explores the challenges activists faced in community organizing and how the legacies of coalition building contribute to ongoing activist efforts in the Central Valley of today.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Civil Rights in Bakersfield by Oliver Rosales in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781477329597
eBook ISBN
9781477329610
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. “A Laboratory of Races”: Racial Segregation in Greater Bakersfield, 1870–1950
  8. 2. Civic Unity: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Civil Rights Activism in Bakersfield, 1947–1964
  9. 3. “Maximum Feasible Participation” and Opposition: The War on Poverty in Kern County, 1964–1967
  10. 4. Agrarian Chicanismo: Jesus “Jess” Nieto and the Chicana/o Student Movement in Bakersfield
  11. 5. “Hoo-ray Gonzales!”: Civil Rights Protest and Chicana/o Politics in Bakersfield, 1968–1974
  12. 6. Police Violence, Fair Media, Rural Health Care, and Civil Rights Activism in Greater Bakersfield
  13. 7. A New Battleground for Civil Rights: The Desegregation of the Bakersfield City School District, 1969–1984
  14. Conclusion
  15. Acknowledgments
  16. Notes
  17. Index