New Mexico's Moses: Reies Lpez Tijerina and the Religious Origins of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement [Paperback]

InNew Mexico's Moses, Ramón A. Gutiérrez dives deeply into Reies López Tijerina's religious formation during the 1940s and 1950s, illustrating how his Pentecostal foundation remained an integral part of his psyche even as he migrated toward social-movement politics.Ramón A. Gutiérrezis the Preston and Sterling Morton Distinguished Service Professor of History emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many publications includingWhen Jesus Came, the Corn Mothers Went Away: Marriage, Sexuality, and Power in New Mexico, 1500-1846and the coeditor, with Kathleen Belew, ofA Field Guide to White Supremacy.