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"...lawyers who established the Mexican Americans' legal "canon" employed arguments—which were also based on the Fourteenth Amendment—that called for better policing of the existing boundaries of Jim Crow, rather than for the dismantling of the system." 🧐
"...lawyers who established the Mexican Americans' legal "canon" employed arguments—which were also based on the Fourteenth Amendment—that called for better policing of the existing boundaries of Jim Crow, rather than for the dismantling of the system." 🧐
"The state law defined the 'colored' class to include "all persons of mixed blood descended from Negro ancestry."
"..that as Hispanics, Mexicans belonged to the white race, albeit to an inferior branch in the taxonomy."
"..all Mexicans, without discrimination as to color."🧐
"..that as Hispanics, Mexicans belonged to the white race, albeit to an inferior branch in the taxonomy."
"..all Mexicans, without discrimination as to color."🧐
"The founders of LULAC aimed to intergrate Mexican-descended persons into the U.S. mainstream, that is, to 'Americanize' the community."
"Mexican Americans grew dependant on legal arguments that relied heavily on alleged advantages derived from their "white" status."
"Mexican Americans grew dependant on legal arguments that relied heavily on alleged advantages derived from their "white" status."
In the 1870s, thousands of newly freed Black Americans were shut out of Mexico's campaign for immigration because the country's officials desired "civilized" white immigrants. #juancrow #ADOS
When Mexicans Feared [Black] American Immigration
politico.com/magazine/story…
When Mexicans Feared [Black] American Immigration
politico.com/magazine/story…
"Civilized white immigrants"
Most enslaved people in Texas were brought by white families from the southern United States. A smaller number of enslaved people were brought via the international slave trade, though illegal since 1806. #juancrow #ADOS thestoryoftexas.com/discover/campf…
Most enslaved people in Texas were brought by white families from the southern United States. A smaller number of enslaved people were brought via the international slave trade, though illegal since 1806. #juancrow #ADOS thestoryoftexas.com/discover/campf…
