Dennis Chavez, the first Hispanic US senator =: Dennis Chavez, el primer senador hispano de los Estados Unidos
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"Dennis Chávez was born in the small farming community of Los Chávez in 1888 in what was then the Territory of New Mexico. His childhood home had dirt floors and no indoor plumbing. As a boy, he tended his father's crops and sheep. He spoke only Spanish and never went to high school or college. This bilingual "flip" book for intermediate readers recounts the inspiring story of Dennis Chávez, who in spite of having to drop out of school in the seventh grade to get a job to help his family, went on to graduate from Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC, and represent New Mexico in the US Senate for twenty-seven years. Dennis Chávez saw and experienced injustice from an early age. When he refused to deliver groceries to railroad strike breakers, he lost his first job. This first-hand involvement with labor conflicts fanned his interest in both law and government, and throughout his long career he consistently supported workers, minorities and regular people. He fought against the "whites only" practices that were rampant in the South, introducing legislation to ban discrimination in hiring. Holding strong to his belief in justice, he spoke out against McCarthyism on the Senate floor. Senate seniority gave Chávez powerful responsibility over the US budget for military defense and public works projects such as the remaking of the nation's highways. Spanning American history from 1888-1962--from the frontier where Indian raids were still common to the country's power-filled corridors in Washington, DC--this book written by his granddaughter will give young readers an eye-opening look at the difficulties faced by non-whites and the intolerance that was common as recently as the latter half of the twentieth century and is still an issue today."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Hispanic American politicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic American politicians -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
New Mexico -- Politics and government -- Juvenile literature.
New Mexico -- Politics and government.
Politicians -- New Mexico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Politicians -- New Mexico -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Congress. -- Senate -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Congress. -- Senate -- Biography.
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Coy, C., & Ventura, G. B. (2017). Dennis Chavez, the first Hispanic US senator =: Dennis Chavez, el primer senador hispano de los Estados Unidos. Houston, TX, Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Coy, Cissie and Gabriela Baeza, Ventura. 2017. Dennis Chavez, the First Hispanic US Senator =: Dennis Chavez, El Primer Senador Hispano De Los Estados Unidos. Houston, TX, Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Coy, Cissie and Gabriela Baeza, Ventura, Dennis Chavez, the First Hispanic US Senator =: Dennis Chavez, El Primer Senador Hispano De Los Estados Unidos. Houston, TX, Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Coy, Cissie, and Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Dennis Chavez, the First Hispanic US Senator =: Dennis Chavez, El Primer Senador Hispano De Los Estados Unidos. Houston, TX, Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press, 2017.
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