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1998), xix.

2^ Julian Nava, Mexican Americans: past, present, and future (New York: American Book Co.,

1969), 102.

3^ Lico Reyes Interview.

4^ Joe Willoughby Interview.

5^ Nava, 48-49.

6^ Ibid., 39.

7^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents,

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8^ Robert J Rosenbaum, The History of Mexican Americans in Texas (Boston. American Press, 1980), 7.

9^ Rosenbaum. 5.

10^ Ramos. Vvi.

11^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC's Milestones,

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12^ Cynthia E. Orozco, No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed -The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights

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13^ Ramos. ix

14^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents,

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15^ Joe Willoughby Interview

16^ Nava, 89.

17^ John McKiernan-Gonzales, Fevered Measures: Public Health and Race at the Texas Mexico Border, 1848-

1942 (Duke University Press, 2012), 244-245.

18^ Ramos, 58.

19^ Nava, 90-91.

20^ Rosenbaum, 21.

21^ Rosenbaum, 4.

22^ Nava, 78.

23^ Ibid., 76.

24^ Ramos, 49-50.

25^ Cornell Law School ,HERNANDEZ v. STATE OF TEXAS,

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/475 (accessed November 20, 2014).

26^ Ramos, 77.

27^ Ibid., vvi.

28^ Ramos., 2.

29^ Ibid., 8-9.

30^ Ibid., 9.

31^ Ibid., 69.

32^ Ramos, 71-72.

33^ Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, “Our First Poll Tax Drive: The American G.I. Forum Fights Disenfranchisement of

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35^ Rosenbaum, 8.

36^ Ramos, 24.

37^ Monica Perales and Raul A. Ramos, Recovering the Hispanic History of Texas( Houston: Arte Publico Press,

2010), 93.

38^ Perales and Ramos, 50.

39^ Ibid., 52.

40^ Teresa Palomo Acosta, "Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund ," Handbook of Texas, (June

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41^ Ramos, 49-50.

42^ Ramos, 55.

43^ Nava, 14.

44^ Rosenbaum, 2.

45^ Lico Reyes Interview

46^ Ramos, 17-1.

47^ Lico Reyes Interview

48^ Rosenbaum, 33.

49^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents.

50^ Rosenbaum, 23.

51^ Ibid., 23-25.

52^ Ramos, 6.

53^ Nava, 110-111.

54^ Carl V. Allsup, "American G.I. Forum of Texas,” Handbook of Texas. (June 2010),

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/voa01 (accessed March 09, 2014).

55^ Ramos, 12-13.

56^ U. S. Army Center of Military History, “WWII Veteran Medal of Honor Recipients,”

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57^ Scott Wilson, “Obama to award medal of honor to 19 soldiers who were overlooked because of their ethnicity.”

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58^ C-SPAN, Pres. Barak Obama, “Medal of Honor Ceremony,” March 2014

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59^ Cornell Law School, HERNANDEZ v. STATE OF TEXAS.

60^ Ramos, 73-74.

61^ Rosenbaum, 26.

62^ Teresa Palomo Acosta, "United Farm Workers Union," Handbook of Texas online, (June 2010),

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63^ Rosenbaum, 30.

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65^ Teresa Palomo Acosta, "Southwest Voter Registration Education Project,” Handbook of Texas (June 2010),

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66^ Teresa Palomo Acosta, "Southwest Voter Registration Education Project”.

67^ Rosenbaum, 19-20.

68^ Rosenbaum, 19-20.

69^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents.

70^ Cynthia E. Orozco, "League of Latin American Citizens," Handbook of Texas (September 2014),

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71^ Brian D. Behnken, Fighting Their Own Battles – Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for

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72^ Joe Willoughby Interview.

73^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents.

74^ LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LULAC: Past Presidents.

75^ Orozco, "League of Latin American Citizens".

76^ Orozco, "League of Latin American Citizens".

77^ United Farm Workers Website, “History of “Si Se Puede,” (accessed October 17, 2014).

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