The American GI Forum: In Pursuit of the Dream, 1948-1983
- ISBN-10
- 1611920612
- ISBN-13
- 9781611920611
- Category
- Hispanic American veterans
- Pages
- 185
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Arte Publico Press
- Author
- Henry A. J. Ramos
Description
A history of the American GI Forum, a civil rights group formed by Hispanic servicemen and women in response to the intolerable conditions they found in their communities upon their return from World War II; covering the years between 1948 and 1983.
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