Part III: The Reform (1940s-1950s)

"Part III: The Reform" discusses segregation of and other types of discrimination against Mexican-Americans in the 1930s and 1940s; Mexican-American service in the Armed Forces during World War II, where they became the most decorated ethnic group; returning veterans' formation of unions and other organizations designed to fight discrimination, segregation, and other racially motivated injustices; work to desegregate unions and the Mine-Mill Union's work to end discrimination against Mexican-American miners; the bracero program and labor organization in the agricultural industry; and desegregation of schools and such other public facilities as swimming pools, dance halls, and theatres.