David-James Gonzales

Assistant Professor of History and author of Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation; historian of migration, urbanization, and Mexican American/Latina/o/x politics who discusses his research on grassroots civil rights and the Mendez case.

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Apr 14, 2026 • 4min

David-James Gonzales, "Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California" (Oxford UP, 2025)

David-James Gonzales, Assistant Professor of History and author of Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation, studies Mexican American grassroots politics in Orange County. He traces how citrus industry interests built segregation and how local families, mutual-aid groups, and youth organizers mobilized for civil rights. He also discusses the Mendez case, community-centered research, and the long-term political legacy of those organizers.

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