How Long to Read A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights

How Long Does it Take to Read A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights by Patrick D. Lukens

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1935 a federal court judge handed down a ruling that could have been disastrous for Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and all Latinos in the United States. However, in an unprecedented move, the Roosevelt administration wielded the power of "administrative law" to neutralize the decision and thereby dealt a severe blow to the nativist movement. A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights recounts this important but little-known story. To the dismay of some nativist groups, the Immigration Act of 1924, which limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted annually, did not apply to immigrants from Latin America. In response to nativist legal maneuverings, the 1935 decision said that the act could be applied to Mexican immigrants. That decision, which ruled that the Mexican petitioners were not "free white person[s]," might have paved the road to segregation for all Latinos. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), founded in 1929, had worked to sensitize the Roosevelt administration to the tenuous position of Latinos in the United States. Advised by LULAC, the Mexican government, and the US State Department, the administration used its authority under administrative law to have all Mexican immigrants--and Mexican Americans--classified as "white." It implemented the policy when the federal judiciary "acquiesced" to the New Deal, which in effect prevented further rulings. In recounting this story, complete with colorful characters and unlikely bedfellows, Patrick Lukens adds a significant chapter to the racial history of the United States.Ê

How long is A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights?

A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights by Patrick D. Lukens is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights aloud.

What Reading Level is A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights?

A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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