The revolt of the cockroach people

Oscar Zeta Acosta First published 1973

About this book

In this exhilarating sequel to The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Acosta takes us behind the front lines of the militant Chicano movement of the late sixties and early seventies, a movement he served both in the courtroom and on the barricades. Here are the brazen games of "chicken" Acosta played against the Anglo legal establishment; battles fought with bombs as well as writs; and a reluctant hero who faces danger not only from the police but from the vatos locos he champions. What emerges is at once an important political document of a genuine popular uprising and a revealing, hilarious, and moving personal saga.

Subjects

  • 979.4/9405/0924 b
  • acosta, oscar zeta
  • acosta, oscar zeta.
  • biography
  • ct275.a186 a3 1989b
  • ethnic identity
  • los angeles (calif.) -- biography.
  • mexican americans
  • mexican americans -- california -- los angeles -- biography.
  • mexican americans--california--los angeles--biography
  • mexican americans -- california -- los angeles -- ethnic identity.
  • mexican americans--california--los angeles--ethnic identity
  • mexican americans--california--los angeles--political activity
  • mexican americans -- california -- los angeles -- politics and government.
  • mexican americans--ethnic identity
  • mexican americans--political activity
  • mexicano-americanos
  • political activity
  • politics and government