Description
Book SynopsisThis seminal work in the historical literature of race relations in Texas examines the attitudes of whites toward Mexicans in nineteenth-century Texas.
Trade ReviewThis well-written, comprehensive account of Anglo-American stereotypes of Mexicans in nineteenth-century Texas makes for interesting reading. . . . As the author notes, the heritage of the past still persists. Mexican Americans in Texas are no longer lynched, but they continue to be 'victims of psychological violence in the more subtle form of discrimination.' * American Studies *
Table of Contents
- Preface
- A Note on Terminology
- 1. Initial Contacts: Redeeming Texas from Mexicans, 1821-1836
- 2. N*****s, Redskins, and Greasers: Tejano Mixed-Bloods in a White Racial State
- 3. An Indolent People
- 4. Defective Morality
- 5. Disloyalty and Subversion
- 6. Leyendas Negras
- 7. Frontier "Democracy" and Tejanos—the Antebellum Period
- 8. Frontier "Democracy" and Tejanos—the Postbellum Period
- 9. Epilogue: "Not the White Man's Equal
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
