Book DescriptionWilliam 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 ожъиж 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 Velásquezs work on voter rights and registration triggered an unprecedented mobilization of Latino voters in pivotal electoralstates across the U S , including California, Illinois, and Texas Today, as Latinos emerge to constitute Americas new minority of record, with growing reach into other major states, such as New York, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and North Carolina, Hispanc American political influence, drawing on Velásquezs legacy-can only become more significant in the years to come Former Rhodes Scholar and Velásquez protégé Juan A Sepúlveda, Jr s biography provides a first, definitive glimpse into Velásquezs life and times Based on Sepúlvedas close personal relationship and exchanges with Velásquez during the SVREP founders final years, and over a dozen years of research and writing, the book chronicles Velásquezs influences, his landmark contributions to American civic culture, and his enduring legacy.  Художник:2004 г 384 стр ISBN 1558854193.