Lorence, James J. <br/><br/>
Palomino :  Clinton Jencks and Mexican-American Unionism in the American Southwest / 
James J. Lorence. 
 - xxii, 266 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
 - The working class in American history .
 - Working class in American history. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-254) and index. 
<br/><br/>Clinton Jencks, Mine-Mill, and biography as history -- Growing up concerned : childhood, family, and the formation of a value system, 1918-1939 -- The world of work and new opportunities for social action : living faith, 1939-1945 -- Coming home : veterans' advocacy and renewed political commitment -- Mine-Mill and social change : economic progress, Mexican American activism, and social justice, 1945-1947 -- Mobilizing for mass action : social and political initiatives, 1948-1950 -- The moment of decision : the Empire Zinc strike, grass roots feminism, and Mexican American liberation, 1950-1953 -- Telling the story : Salt of the earth as a medium of communication -- Confronting domestic anti-communism : the Jencks case, civil liberties, and the law, 1953-1957 -- The web of consequences : life after Mine-Mill -- A reflection on the committed life. 
<br/><br/> This biography details the life of Clinton Jencks and his role in creating unions for workers in New Mexico and their fight against the Empire Zinc Company in 1951. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252037559 0252037553 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012032492 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB312936  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jencks, Clinton E., 1918-2005. <br/>Jencks, Clinton E., 1918-2005 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pacifists--Southwestern States.<br/>Economists--Southwestern States.<br/>Labor movement--Political activity--Southwestern States.<br/>Hispanics--Civil rights.<br/>Economists.<br/>Labor movement--Political activity.<br/>Pacifists.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Southwestern States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD8073.J46  / L67 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>331.892/823452092  B