Message to Aztlàn: Selected Writings of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales

Rodolpho Gonzales

Arte Publico Press, Apr 30, 2001 - Literary Collections - 256 pages

One of the most famous leaders of the Chicano civil rights movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales was a multifaceted and charismatic, bigger-than-life hero who inspired his followers not only by taking direct political action but also by making eloquent speeches, writing incisive essays, and creating the kind of socially engaged poetry and drama that could be communicated easily through the barrios of Aztlàn, populated by Chicanos in the United States. Gonzales is the author of I Am JoaquÕn , an epic poem of the Chicano movement that lives on in film, sound recording, and hundreds of anthologies. Gonzales and other Chicanos established the Crusade for Justice, a Denver-based civil rights organization, school, and community center, in 1966. The school, La Escuela Tlatelolco, lives on today almost four decades after its founding. In Message to Aztlàn , Dr. Antonio Esquibel, Professor Emeritus of Metropolitan State College of Denver, has compiled the first collection of Gonzales diverse writings: the original I Am JoaquÕn (1976), along with a new Spanish translation, seven major speeches (1968-78); two plays, The Revolutionist and A Cross for Malcovio (1966-67); various poems written during the 1970s, and a selection of letters. These varied works demonstrate the evolution of Gonzales thought on human and civil rights. Any examination of the Chicano movement is incomplete without this volume. Eight pages of photographs accompany the text.

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Message to Aztlan: Selected Writings (Hispanic Civil Rights Series)

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If only all of the raza would read literature like this, to open their eyes and be conscious of our history, it would help toward a better tomorrow, a mexicano tomorrow

Contents

• Un poema épico 2000: 2
• an Epic Poem 1967 I am Joaquin: 16
• Seven Major Speeches: 31
• El Plan del Barrio: 32
• Arizona State University Speech: 35
• Manteniendo una dirección positiva para el Movimiento Chicano: 56
• Maintaining a Positive Direction for the Chicano Movement: 62
• Speech Delivered at the La Raza Unida National Convention: 67
• Message to Aztlán: 76
• Colorado Springs Bicentennial Speech of July 4 1976: 82
• The PastPresentFuture of the Chicano Movement 1978: 90
• Two Plays: 95
• The Revolutionist: 96
• A Cross for Maclovio: 135
• Poetry: 171
• La Escuela y Colegio Tlatelolco: 172
• Tlatelolco: 176
• El Ballet Chicano de Aztlan: 178
• Adios Miguel: 180
• A Chicanos Trial: 184
• The Revolution: 187
• Mis hijos guerrilleros 1973: 190
• He Laughed While He Danced Luis Junior Martinez: 194
• A Boy Juarez USA: 205
• Message to Aztlan 209: 209
• El Movimiento Chicano 1973: 214
• The Chicano Movement 1973: 215
• América América América: 216
• America America America: 220
• Cuídate Méjico: 224
• Correspondence: 227
• Editorial: 228
• A Message to the Democratic Party: 229
• Tomás y Berta Rodriguez: 231
• Letter to Reies Lopez Tijerina: 232
• Discurso al Congreso de la Tierra: 233
• Message to el Congreso on Land and Cultural Reform: 238
• Letter to the Editor: 243
• We Will Endure: 245
• Photos: 249
• Selected Bibliography: 259

About the author

DR. ANTONIO ESQUIBEL is a long time political associate and personal friend of Corky Gonzales. He served as Vice President of Metropolitan State College of Denver between 1980 and 1991 and has been an administrator and professor at the University of Colorado Health Services Center and the University of Southern Colorado.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Message to Aztlàn: Selected Writings of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales; Hispanic Civil Rights Series
• Author: Rodolpho Gonzales
• Editor: Antonio Esquibel
• Compiled by: Antonio Esquibel
• Contributor: Rodolpho Gonzales
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1611920469, 9781611920468
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / Speeches; Poetry / American / Hispanic & Latino