A, im going to come around with a microphone so that it can be picked up because cspan is here today so hold your questions until you get the microphone. That way the camera will pick up what you are saying. And bookpeople hosts over 300 invents a year. Its free and open to the public and its made possible by our bookpeople patrons so thank you for purchasing their books here. So without further ado, this is true max krochmal. And this is, he is currently an assistant professor at tcu and contributing to the development of their programs in comparative race and ethnic studies and African Americans and African Studies so lets give him a warm welcome. [applause] thank you for having me. Get this where it needs to be. Its great to be here with all of you and be in austin and at bookpeople in particular, the greatest mecca of independent books in texas. Thanks to all of you for being here today, thank you especially to the aflcio for cosponsoring and spreading the word about this project a
Association, and the testimony of three activists from the Chicano Movement. This is part of a daylong conference on the Chicano Movement, held at the university of california, santa barbara. Our presenter is professor carlos history. Phd in he is author of the awardwinning book, the strange career of bilingual education. And a fourth volume entitled promising problems. This year, to discuss his book published2014 by yale university. [applause] thank you very much. Is an honor to be here. Lets see if i can turn the shop turn the slideshow on. There we go. There we go. I can manage powerpoint. Thank you very much. Honor to be here at the memorial conference. His testimonial from a couple of i ago, really has been found it incredible for my own work. My talk today is the Chicano Movement. We tend to think of him as a mexicanamerican generational figure. The 1930s to the 1960s. You while ittell is to a certain extent, certainly by the mexicanamerican intellectual, he also had a tremendous
This confirmed my suspicion. You cannot see that on a microfilm. It was a wonderful thing to see that in person. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Next, we look at the history of the chicano movement. They spoke about a coalition of activists and texas the develop from the 1930s into the 1960s that brought mexicanamericans, africanamericans, labor leaders and others together. His remarks are about 20 minutes. He is a professor of history at Texas University Texas Christian University and he has a forthcoming book entitled dean americans of chicano politics. His just about to released book. This will be published by the university of North Carolina press. [applause] thank you, mario for that wonderful introduction. Thank you for having me here again today. I do not think i have been called out among many things, so it is a real honor. It is especially in honor because the book is not yet out. Like some of my esteemed colleagues they got delayed and it will be available in augu
If americans do, as i say embrace the automobile culturally, how do they respond when by the 1920s and really it was it wasnt million the 1920s where it wasnt until the 1920s where there was a National Human cry over unavoidable automobile accidents that are killing individuals and particularly pedestrians who have nothing to do with the freedoms of driving. Others were paying for the liberties of these drivers. When the car was first introduced, the rule was very different, and the reaction to those rules were very different. And so the study looks at 900 to 1940 1900 to 1940, a period of time where there werent uniform rules for driving and universal signs for speed limits and grade crossings and what have you. And so that created in a sense a National Dialogue over the difference between our love for automobiles and the social responsibility we have as drivers of automobiles. In the first internal Combustion Engine automobile, it dates back to the 1870s in germany. And as a result,
She may have married into a family with more esteemed and she didnt deserve this family or they thought he had been trapped into the marriage. There were all kinds of suggestions about that. She suffered and loved her father dearly and could never face that. So you find that rings true forever. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you so much. During booktvs recent visit to Corpus Christi texas may talk with the author claiming citizenship Anthony Caros two recounts mexicanamericans in their fight for civil rights in victoria texas. I think history itself is a story of citizenship. Who is a citizen and who is not and who decides so for mexicanamericans the story of our history has been this ongoing struggle for equality for inclusion. My book looks at the period from 1943 of them mid1980s and examine the different ways that mexicanamericans struggle to become equal citizens. It was their behavior in churches and their activities in Public School Political Action and their private orga