Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas

“An excellent contribution to the literature on civil rights. . . . It contains many fascinating details regarding the civil rights struggles of both groups.”—Journal of American History

“An important resource to include in a variety of course teaching materials, especially courses touching upon the topic of the history of civil rights activism. The book also serves as a useful guide for learning more about the sociology of social movements.” —Ethnic and Racial Studies

“A much needed monograph on the history of the African American and Mexican American Civil Rights movements in Texas.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly

“Behnken has produced a valuable and challenging comparative study, essential reading for the post- World War II civil right movement, southern and western history, and whiteness studies.”—Southern Spaces

“Behnken has immersed himself in two vast historiographies; his book will be central to studies of black-brown relations for years to come.”—Journal of Southern History

“Fighting Their Own Battles is a solid and much needed approach to the overarching field of Civil Rights Movement literature.”—Southern Historian

“Carefully researched and well written”—Great Plains Quarterly