Since Texas’s annexation into the Union, Mexican Americans have fought for equality. Martha Menchaca’s The Mexican American Experience in Texas, starts with Spanish colonization, and explores countless political struggles since, including up to desegregation. Menchaca emphasizes both the work already done, and the work that still needs to be.The Mexican American Experience in Texas, starts with Spanish colonization, and explores countless political struggles since, including up to desegregation. Menchaca emphasizes both the work already done, and the work that still needs to be.
Moderator: Blandina Cardenas, retired president, University of Texas–Pan American and thirteen-year member United States Commission on Civil Rights
Martha Menchaca, The Mexican American Experience in Texas: Citizenship, Segregation, and the Struggle for Equality