Banned

The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts

Author: Nolan L. Cabrera and Robert S. Chang

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Through HB2281 Arizona banned Mexican American Studies, this book documents how a committed collective overtured this racist law.

Before states banned Critical Race Theory, Arizona outlawed a highly successful Mexican American Studies program in Tucson Unified (2010). This book documents the racist politics that led to the banning as well as the grassroots and legal resistance that led to its overturning, providing a blueprint for contemporary resistance movements.

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Through HB2281 Arizona banned Mexican American Studies, this book documents how a committed collective overtured this racist law.

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In Banned, readers are taken on a journey through the intense racial politics surrounding the banning of Mexican American Studies in Tucson, Arizona. This book details the state-sponsored racism that led to the elimination of this highly successful program, and the grassroots and legal resistance that followed. Through extensive research and firsthand narratives, readers will gain a deep understanding of the controversy surrounding this historic case. The legal challenge successfully overturned the Arizona law and became a central symbol in the modern-day Ethnic Studies renaissance. This work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the power of community activism, the importance of fighting for educational equity, and why the example of Tucson created an alternative blueprint for how we can challenge states that are currently banning critical race theory.

About the Author

Nolan L. Cabrera is a professor at the University of Arizona where he studies race on college campuses. He is a recipient of the National Academy of Education/Spencer postdoctoral fellowship and the author of the award-winning book White Guys on Campus (2018). Robert S. Chang is a professor of law and the founder and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at University of California Irvine School of Law. He is the author of several books and has an active pro bono civil rights practice.