The Life and Times of Sergeant José M. López Mexican by Birth, American by Valor |
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| Author:
| Medrano, Manuel F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-6669-1783-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2022 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.