Description
This study provides a biography of Jose M. Lopez, who earned the US Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. The author examines how he returned to segregation and discrimination in the United States and how court decisions, civil rights legislation, and veterans' organizations became part of the postwar US political agenda.
Author: Manuel F. Medrano
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 11/30/2022
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9781666917833
ISBN10: 1666917834
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
About the Author
Manuel F. Medrano is professor emeritus at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.