Warriors for Social Justice and Equality : Maria Jimenez of Houston and Mexic...
by Linda J. Quintanilla
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Warriors for Social Justice and Equality : Maria Jimenez of Houston and Mexican American Activists, Hardcover by Quintanilla, Linda J., ISBN 1574419129, ISBN-13 9781574419122, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Warriors for Social Justice examines the contributions of Mexican American activists to the nation's democratic values by concentrating on the activism of Maria Jimâenez (1) in Houston, Texas. Linda J. Quintanilla tells the life story of this admired immigrant and human rights activist who not only fought racist discriminations such as segregation but also typified other Mexican American activists. Quintanilla documents how Jimâenez and other activists advanced social justice by promoting our nation's best virtues, especially equality. In 1971, when only 20, Jimâenez already had a definition of what it meant for her to be an activist: 'when I see a problem which I feel needs a solution, then I go out to solve it.' Quintanilla describes her lifelong battle against injustice, be it racist, sexist, or anti-immigrant animus. The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride in 2003, only one of her many impressive achievements, delighted her the most. The experience introduced its participants, undocumented immigrants, to historic places and African American activists and descendants from the Civil Rights Movement. The Freedom Ride, Jimâenez believed, not only was educational but also inspired the immigrants in their long and difficult fight to gain legal status-atrue victory for so
- Publisher: University of North Texas Press
- Year: 2025
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781574419122
- Condition: Fine
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