"Let All of Them Take Heed"
| Author | Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Publication date | 1987 |
"Let All of Them Take Heed": Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981 is a non-fiction book by Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., published by University of Texas Press in 1987. Let All of Them Take Heed argues that Mexican-Americans in the period saw education as central to success in the United States, with participation in League of United Latin American Citizens being key evidence.[1] The book argues against the idea that the ethnic group did not place value in education.[2] According to Richard A. Garcia of Santa Monica College, "Let All of Them Take Heed" "is the first major work to give credence to the reality of a strong Mexican American civil rights movement[...]"[3]
Contents
San Miguel explains how efforts by civil rights groups were stymied in the last chapter of the book.[4]
Reception
Garcia wrote that this work is "a study worth reading".[5]
Ruth Horowitz of the University of Delaware described it as a "highly textured study".[2] She described it as important, though she felt the central ideas should have been better explained.[6]
See also
- Brown, Not White - Another book by San Miguel
- History of Mexican Americans in Texas
References
- Garcia, Richard A (1990). "San Miguel, Jr., "Let All of Them Take Heed" (Book Review)". History of Education Quarterly. 30 (1): 114.
- Horowitz, Ruth (1988). ""Let All of Them Take Heed": Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981. Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr". The American journal of sociology. 94 (3): 693–695.
Notes
Further reading
- Gonzalez, Gilbert G (1989). "Reviews of Books: "Let All of Them Take Heed"". The American Historical Review. 94 (1): 227–228.
- Gutierrez, David G. (1989). "The Third Generation: Reflections on Recent Chicano Historiography: Mexicano Resistance in the Southwest . Robert Rosenbaum. ; Let All of Them Take Heed: Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981 . Guadalupe San Miguel Jr.. ; Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986 . David Montejano. ; The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working Class Music . Manuel Pena". Mexican studies. 5 (2): 281–296.
- Hendrick, Irving G. (1988). "Review: "Let All of Them Take Heed": Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981 , by Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr". Pacific historical review. 57 (4): 497–498.
- Procter, Ben (1988). "San Miguel, "Let All of Them Take Heed" (Book Review)". The Journal of American History. 75 (2): 650.