Corazón de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910 (The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History)

When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. Corazon de Dixie recounts the untold histories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina as far back as 1910. It follows Mexicanos into the heart of Dixie, where they navigated the Jim Crow system, cultivated community in the cotton fields, purposefully appealed for help to the Mexican government, shaped the southern conservative imagination in the wake of the civil rights movement, and embraced their own version of suburban living at the turn of the twenty-first century. Rooted in U.S. and Mexican archival research, oral history interviews, and family photographs, Corazon de Dixie unearths not just the facts of Mexicanos' long-standing presence in the U.S. South but also their own expectations, strategies, and dreams. When Latino Migration To The U.s. South Became Increasingly Visible In The 1990s, Observers And Advocates Grasped For Ways To Analyze New Racial Dramas In The Absence Of Historical Reference Points. However, As This Book Is The First To Comprehensively Document, Mexicans And Mexican Americans Have A Long History Of Migration To The U.s. South. Corazón De Dixie Recounts The Untold Histories Of Mexicanos' Migrations To New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, And North Carolina As Far Back As 1910. It Follows Mexicanos Into The Heart Of Dixie, Where They Navigated The Jim Crow System, Cultivated Community In The Cotton Fields, Purposefully Appealed For Help To The Mexican Government, Shaped The Southern Conservative Imagination In The Wake Of The Civil Rights Movement, And Embraced Their Own Version Of Suburban Living At The Turn Of The Twenty-first Century-- Mexicans As Europeans: Mexican Nationalism And Assimilation In New Orleans, 1910-1939 -- Different From That Which Is Intended For The Colored Race: Mexicans And Mexico In Jim Crow Mississippi, 1918-1939 -- Citizens Of Somewhere: Braceros, Tejanos, Dixiecrats, And Mexican Bureaucrats In The Arkansas Delta, 1939-1964 -- Mexicano Stories And Rural White Narratives: Creating Pro-immigrant Conservatism In Rural Georgia, 1965-2004 -- Skyscrapers And Chicken Plants: Mexicans, Latinos, And Exurban Immigration Politics In Greater Charlotte, 1990-2012 -- Conclusion. Julie M. Weise. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 293-322) And Index. When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visiblein the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze"new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points.However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document,Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration tothe U.S. South. Corazon de Dixie recounts the untoldhistories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi,Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina as far back as 1910. Itfollows Mexicanos into the heart of Dixie, where they navigated theJim Crow system, cultivated community in the cotton fields,purposefully appealed for help to the Mexican government, shapedthe southern conservative imagination in the wake of the civilrights movement, and embraced their own version of suburban livingat the turn of the twenty-first century. Rooted in U.S. and Mexicanarchival research, oral history interviews, and family photographs,Corazon de Dixie unearths not just the facts of Mexicanos'long-standing presence in the U.S. South but also their ownexpectations, strategies, and dreams "When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. Corazón de Dixie recounts the untold histories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina as far back as 1910. It follows Mexicanos into the heart of Dixie, where they navigated the Jim Crow system, cultivated community in the cotton fields, purposefully appealed for help to the Mexican government, shaped the southern conservative imagination in the wake of the civil rights movement, and embraced their own version of suburban living at the turn of the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher