Roots of Justice

Larry Salomon teaches ethnic studies at San Francisco State University. The stories in this collection are based on his "Movement History" column which appeared in Third Force magazine from 1994 through 1997.

• "I Never Run Off the Track"Organizing the Underground Railroad. "Ang Laka Ay Nasa Pagkakaisa"Strength is in the Union": Filipino Farmworkers Organize in the1930s. The "Zoot Suit Riots"Pachucos vs. the Navy. "It's Our Union Too"Chicanas Rescue the "Salt of the Earth" Strike. Affirmative Action from the GrassrootsBlack Americans Demand Jobs in San Francisco. "Stand on a Street and Bounce a Ball"Organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Unafraid and DignifiedWelfare Recipients Organize for their Rights. "No Evictions: We Won't Move!"The Struggle to Save the I-Hotel. "You Are Now on Indian Land"Native Americans Occupy Alcatraz. Participation with PowerParents Fight for Community Control of New York City Schools. Back to the BlanketThe Trail of Broken Treaties Marches on Washington. "Justice, Not Sympathy"Japanese Americans Fight for Dignity and Reparations.