Description
Book SynopsisThe first book about the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the influential work it has done for the Latina/o community, and the issues stemming from its dependence on large philanthropic organizations.
Trade ReviewProgressive support for undocumented Americans…is only recent. Not only were unions slow to come around, powerful philanthropic foundations resisted attempts by organizers to defend the undocumented. This story is played out in excruciating detail in [
The Politics of Patronage]. * 3Streams *
Márquez has written a well-researched, well-documented study…[Márquez] has successfully argued that Ford Foundation funding translated into less power for MALDEF lawyers. Despite a stark contrast between community members and community interests versus MALDEF, the book details MALDEF’s critical achievements fostering Latinx political empowerment both because of Ford’s funding and in spite of Ford’s control. * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *
The Politics of Patronage is a groundbreaking source for scholars of Mexican American civil rights and legal history...Marquez’s book successfully inserts MALDEF into the historical cannon alongside other important civil rights groups of the twentieth century, where it rightfully belongs. * Western Historical Quarterly *
Table of ContentsChapter One: Cause Lawyers, Foundations, and Social Movements
Chapter Two: A Legal Defense Fund for Mexican Americans
Chapter Three: The Chicano Movement
Chapter Four: Building a Better Organization
Chapter Five: The Docket
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
