Mexican American Youth Organization: Avant-Garde of the Chicano Movement in Texas 9780292799745

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Mexican American Youth Organization

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MEXICAN AMERICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION Avant-Garde of the Chicano Movement in Texas Armando Navarro Foreword by Mario C. Compean

University of Texas Press Austin

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This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Silvestre and Altagracia Navarro, who gave me life, love, and support in my efforts to improve the quality of our people's lives

Copyright © 1995 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 1995 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS C A T A L O G I N G - I N - P U B L I C A T I O N D A T A

Navarro, Armando, 1 9 4 1 Mexican American youth organization : avant-garde of the Chicano movement in Texas / Armando Navarro. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-292-75556-2 (cloth : acid-free paper). — ISBN 0-292-75557-0 (paper : acid-free paper) 1. MAYO (Organization) 2. Mexican American youth— Texas—Political activity. I. Title. F395.M5N39 1995 323.3'52'o8968720764—dc20 94-39569

ISBN 978-0-292-79974-5 (library e-book) ISBN 978-0-292-74320-5 (individual e-book)

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Contents

Foreword by Mario C. Compean

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Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xv

Photographs

xvii

Introduction. Paradigm for the Etiology of the Chicano Movement Chapter i.

The Chicano Movement: Impact of Endogenous Antagonisms

Chapter 2.

The Chicano Youth Movement: Catalyst for Change

45

Chapter 3.

MAYO: A Cadre Organization of Organizers

80

Chapter 4.

MAYO: Protagonist for Educational Change

115

Chapter 5.

MAYO: Advocate for Social Change

149

Chapter 6.

MAYO: Precursor to the Raza Unida Party

182

Chapter 7.

MAYO: Decline and Demise

212

Epilogue

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