He traces the ideological uses of the image of Cesar Chavez as a touchstone for debate within 'El Movimiento' and explains how some activists such as Reies Lopez Tijerina formed alliances across ethnic boundaries, specifically with African American militants. The final chapters look at attempts to democratise higher education in California and suggest ways in which the legacy of the movement might be relevant to contemporary political projects.

Introduction
Through a smoking glass darkly
Revolutionaries have no race
Tu querida presencia
Non-violence is the only weapon
Brown and black together (as long as the sun and the moon shall shine)
To demand that the university work for our people
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