The Life and Times of Willie Velàsquez

Released on by Juan A. SepÏlveda, Jr.
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  • The Life and Times of Willie Velàsquez Book Detail

  • Author : Juan A. SepÏlveda, Jr.
  • Release Date : 2005-08-31
  • Publisher : Arte Publico Press
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 436
  • ISBN 13 : 9781611922066
  • File Size : 96,96 MB
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The Life and Times of Willie Velàsquez by Juan A. SepÏlveda, Jr. PDF Summary

Book Description: William C. "Willie" Velásquez Jr. founded the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP) and was an influential participant in other leading Latino rights and justice groups, including the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) and the Mexican American Unity Council (MAUC). From the late 1960s until his untimely death in 1988, Velásquez helped Mexican Americans and other Hispanics become active participants in American political life. Though still insufficiently appreciated, Velásquez holds a unique status in the pantheon of modern American civil rights figures. This critical biography features an introduction by Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Former Rhodes Scholar and Velásquez protégé Juan A. Sepúlveda Jr.'s biography of the man provides a first, definitive glimpse into his life and times. Based on Sepúlveda's close personal relationship and exchanges with Velásquez during the SVREP founder's final years, and over a dozen years of research and writing, the book chronicles Velásquez's influences, his landmark contributions to American civic culture, and his enduring legacy. This is the story of both parts of the man: the public and the private. Velásquez's biography sheds light on the nature and price of public leadership in American politics.

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