The Mexican American Experience in Texas: Citizenship, Segregation, and the Struggle for EqualityFor hundreds of years, Mexican Americans in Texas have fought against political oppression and exclusion in courtrooms, in schools, at the ballot box, and beyond. Through a detailed exploration of this long battle for equality, this book illuminates critical moments of both struggle and triumph in the Mexican American experience. Martha Menchaca begins with the Spanish settlement of Texas, exploring how Mexican Americans' racial heritage limited their