Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920

Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 - Paperback

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Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920
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Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 - Paperback

Black and Brown: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 - Paperback

by Gerald Horne
$61.56
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by Gerald Horne (Author)

Honorable Mention for 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award

Brings to light the lives of Black Americans living along the Mexican border during and immediately after the Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution was a defining moment in the history of race relations, impacting both Mexican and African Americans. For Black Westerners, 1910-1920 did not represent the clear-cut promise of populist power, but a reordering of the complex social hierarchy which had, since the nineteenth century, granted them greater freedom in the borderlands than in the rest of the United States.

Despite its lasting significance, the story of Black Americans along the Mexican border has been sorely underreported in the annals of U.S. history. Gerald Horne brings the tale to life in Black and Brown. Drawing on archives on both sides of the border, a host of cutting-edge studies and oral histories, Horne chronicles the political currents which created and then undermined the Mexican border as a relative safe haven for African Americans. His account addresses Black people's role as "Indian fighters," the relationship between African Americans and immigrants, and the U.S. government's growing fear of Black disloyalty. He also considers how the heavy reliance of the U.S. on Black soldiers along the border placed white supremacy and national security on a collision course that was ultimately resolved in favor of the latter.

Mining a forgotten chapter in American history, Black and Brown offers tremendous insight into the past and future of race relations along the Mexican border.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: February 01, 2005
ISBN9780814736739
Author Gerald Horne
PublisherNew York University Press
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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