Felix Longoria's Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican American Activism

by Patrick Carroll and Patrick J. Carroll

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Winner, Tullis Prize, Texas State Historical Association, 2004

Private First Class Felix Longoria earned a Bronze Service Star, a Purple Heart, a Good Conduct Medal, and a Combat Infantryman's badge for service in the Philippines during World War II. Yet the only funeral parlor in his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, refused to hold a wake for the slain soldier because "the whites would not like it." Almost overnight, this act of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0292712499

ISBN13:9780292712492

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Cultural Discrimination & Racism Hispanic American Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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