Blowout! : Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice.
Title:
Blowout! : Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice.
Author:
García, Mario T.
ISBN:
9780807877913
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (382 pages)
Contents:
CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: The Sal Castro Story -- 1 Born in East L.A -- 2 Veterano -- 3 Viva Kennedy -- 4 Mr. Castro -- 5 The Mexican Schools -- 6 Blowout: Part I -- 7 Blowout: Part II -- 8 The East L.A. 13 -- 9 Reprisals and Struggles -- 10 All My Children -- 11 Education Today and Legacies -- EPILOGUE: The Camp Hess Kramer Spirit -- AFTERWORD: Pedagogy of Chicano Power: Sal Castro, Paulo Freire, and the Mexican American Youth Leadership Conferences, 1963-1968 -- APPENDIX: Chicano Movement Historiography -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract:
This fascinating oral history transcribed and presented in Castro's voice by historian Mario T. Garcia, is a compelling, highly readable narrative of Castro, a young boy growing up in Los Angeles who made history by his leadership in the blowouts and in his career as a dedicated and committed teacher.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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