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When the Coloreds are Neither Black nor Citizens: The United States Civil Rights Movement and Global Migration
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Tamayo, W. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Abstract | In this time of great national concern over the control of American borders and the legal and social status of immigrants, the traditional Civil Rights Movement is at a crucial stage. In this Article, the author finds that the Civil Rights Movement, which operates in a primarily "Black v. white" paradigm, is ill-equipped to deal with an increasingly multiracial and multicultural America. In particular, the influx of great numbers of new immigrants from Asia and Latin America-who are neither Black nor whitecalls for the Civil Rights Movement to re-evaluate its current framework. The author describes the phenomena of anti-immigrant legislation and political scapegoating which has resulted from the changing demographic landscape, and explores the mutual misunderstandings which have arisen between Blacks and the newer "coloreds. " The Article argues that these prejudices have prevented the formation of a multiracial civil rights coalition. The author suggests that racism is the common threat which links together Blacks, Asians, and Latinos, as nativism and anti-immigrant sentiment are rooted in racism. The author advocates for a renewed Civil Rights Movement, one which replaces the more restrictive biracial vision with a new vision which encompasses the new immigrants. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 1 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.15779/Z38CZ7B |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=aalj&httpsredir=1&referer= |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=aalj |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.15779/Z38CZ7B |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
