Category Archives: California
Fred Ross, Cesar Chavez and Lessons for Ferguson
Examines the ability of a community to organize politically to achieve influence in order to achieve social justice and reform urban police practices. Continue reading
Posted in California, Elected Officials
Tagged Cesar Chavez, CSO, Dolores Huerta, Edward Roybal, Jerry Brown, McWilliams
Leave a comment
Pat Brown and the Emergence of Latinos in California Politics
An examination of politics in California from 1940s to 1960s, with a focus on civil rights and emergence of Latinos as a political force. Continue reading
Posted in California
Tagged California Democratic Council, CIO, MAPA, Nixon, Pat Brown, UAW, UFW
Leave a comment
Humphrey Reached Out to Latinos and Ethnic Americans
Latinos were part of the 1968 Hubert Humphrey campaign from its inception. In the campaign, Humphrey sought to reassemble a multiethnic coalition as had Roosevelt and Kennedy. Continue reading
Posted in California, Midwest, Northeast, Presidential Politics, South
Tagged GI Forum, Hubert Humphrey, LBJ
Leave a comment
