![]() | A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights: FDR and the Controversy Over @quot;Whiteness@quot; Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Hispanic Americans -- Legal status laws etc. -- History -- 20th century; Hispanic Americans -- Race identity -- History -- 20th century; Roosevelt Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882–1945 -; In 1935 a federal court judge handed down a ruling that could have been disastrous for Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and all Latinos in the United States. However, in an unprecedented move, the Roosevelt administration wielded the power of "administrative law" to neutralize the decision and thereby dealt a severe blow to the nativist movement. A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights recounts this important but little-known story. In recounting this story, complete with colorful characters and unlikely bedfellows, Patrick D. Lukens adds a significant chapter to the racial history of the United States. Patrick D. Lukens is a native of the Southwest. Since earning his PhD in history from Arizona State University, he has served as a policy analyst for the Arizona Board of Regents and is currently an independent scholar and a faculty member in the Arizona community college system. |
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