One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity
by Bender,Steven W.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-12-30
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
Winner of the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction at the 2008 Oregon Book Awards. See link below for more information! Robert Kennedy and César Chávez came from opposite sides of the tracks of race and class that still divide Americans. Both optimists, Kennedy and Chávez shared a common vision of equality. They united in the 1960s to crusade for the rights of migrant farm workers. Farm workers faded from public consciousness following Kennedy's assassination and Chávez's early passing. Yet the work of Kennedy and Chávez continues to reverberate in America today. Bender chronicles their warm friendship and embraces their bold political vision for making the American dream a reality for all. While many books discuss Kennedy or Chávez individually, this is the first book to capture their multifaceted relationship and its relevance to mainstream U.S. politics and Latino/a politics today. Bender examines their shared legacy and its continuing influence on political issues including immigration, education, war, poverty, and religion. Mapping a new political path for Mexican Americans and the poor of all backgrounds, this book argues that there is still time to prove Kennedy and Chávez right. Oregon Book Awards
Author Biography
Steven Bender is the James and Ilene Hershner Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law.
Table of Contents
| A Friendship Cut Short | |
| Viva (John) Kennedy | p. 2 |
| Viva la Huelga | p. 8 |
| Cesar's Fast and Deeds of Love | p. 27 |
| Viva (Bobby) Kennedy | p. 36 |
| One Night in America | p. 45 |
| The Dream of Dignity Survives | |
| Aftermath | p. 53 |
| Viva la Causa: Rural Latinos and the Farm Worker Movement | p. 59 |
| Viva la Raza: Urban Latinos and the Chicano Movement | p. 67 |
| Vietnam and Mexican Americans: Patriotism and Protest | p. 77 |
| Latinos and Poverty | p. 82 |
| Immigration: Walls and Wages | p. 102 |
| Lessons from 1968: Latino Politics Today | |
| Latinos and National Politics | p. 127 |
| Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church | p. 144 |
| Mexican Americans and the Civil Rights Movement | p. 156 |
| Looking Ahead: The Future of the Democratic Party and Immigration Reform | p. 164 |
| Conclusion | p. 177 |
| Notes | p. 179 |
| Index | p. 229 |
| About the Author | p. 243 |
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