Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Society and Ideology -- Chapter One. The Mexican Colony of South Texas -- Chapter Two. Ideological Origins of the Movement -- Part Two. Politics -- Chapter Three. Rise of a Movement -- Chapter Four. Founding Fathers -- Chapter Five. The Harlingen Convention of 1927: No Mexicans Allowed -- Chapter Six. LULAC's Founding -- Part Three. Theory and Methodology -- Chapter Seven. The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement -- Chapter Eight. No Women Allowed? -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Order Sons of America Declaration of Principles, 1922 -- Appendix 2: Objectives and Aims of the Latin American Citizens League, circa 1927 -- Appendix 3: Constitution, League of United Latin American Citizens, 1929 -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Conclusion -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.