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De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century
De Colores Means All of Us Latina Views for a MultiColored Century Author:Elizabeth Martinez "Elizabeth Martnez's work comprises one of the most important living histories of progressive activism in the contemporary era. . . . [Martnez is] inimitable. . . irrepressible. . . indefatigable."-From the foreword by Angela Y. Davis. "Elizabeth Martnez is a beautiful and courageous person. She is also a writer of great depth, power, and compas... more »sion, a longtime activist who speaks eloquently about class, race, identity, and the problems of achieving real `democracy' today. Her essays in this book are perceptive, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and often humorous, too. They are fierce and touching and profoundly educational. . . . Surely she is one of our great teachers. She's certainly been one of mine."-John Nichols, author, Milagro Beanfield Wars. "Elizabeth Martinez has played a unique and extraordinary role as chronicler of Chicana-Chicano history, and De Colores beautifully captures her passion, her intelligence, her powerful commitment to universal human values. I am very happy this volume exists, and hope it will be widely read."-Howard Zinn« less