White but not equal : Mexican Americans, jury discrimination, and the Supreme Court

Title
  1. White but not equal : Mexican Americans, jury discrimination, and the Supreme Court / Ignacio M. García.
Published by
  1. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2009.
Author
  1. García, Ignacio M.

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Description
  1. xii, 239 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Purchased with the Jeremiah Kaplan Endowment for the Social Sciences.
Subject
  1. Jackson County (Tex.) > Trials, litigation, etc
  2. Jury selection > United States
  3. Hernández, Pete > Trials, litigation, etc
  4. Trials (Murder) > Texas > Jackson County
  5. Race discrimination > Texas > Jackson County
Contents
  1. Pete, his lawyers, and "the town" that discriminated -- "The Mexican people are of the same race" -- Caucasian cloak : Mexicans "white" for judicial conveniences -- "May God permit you triumph in this most grand of campaigns" -- "There must be a white man in the wood pile" -- Lamentation, deportation, and integration for "Mexicans" -- A differentiated class, not a class apart -- A victory for "every living soul".
Call number
  1. JFE 09-2284
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-234) and index.
Author
  1. García, Ignacio M.
Title
  1. White but not equal : Mexican Americans, jury discrimination, and the Supreme Court / Ignacio M. García.
Imprint
  1. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2009.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-234) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2008036617
ISBN
  1. 9780816527502 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 0816527504 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  3. 9780816527519 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  4. 0816527512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 09-2284
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