"Rubalcava sheds an important light on the racial attitudes of Mexican Americans, who make up the largest portion of the U.S. Hispanic population. Rather than simply calling for greater attempts at racial coalitions between Mexican Americans and the Black communities they can come in conflict with, Rubalcava importantly notes that Mexican Americans must face the existence of their anti-Blackness before lasting alliances can be formed. I wholeheartedly agree with her conclusion that 'recognizing anti-Black logic among our own people is the critical first step to a new and brighter future." - Tanya Katerí Hernández, author of Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality "An unflinching look at the role of anti-Blackness in the past and present strategies, attitudes, and behaviors of the Mexican American community. She persuasively argues that rooting out these sentiments is a crucial step in building lasting cross-group solidarity." - Mary McThomas, author of Elusive Subjects: Immigrant Recognition and Legitimation in Modern Surveillance States "This timely and rigorously researched book examines Mexican American racialization through the frameworks of white supremacy and anti-Blackness.

Using archival, legal, and survey data, it illuminates Mexican Americans' intermediary position between Blackness and whiteness and shows how anti-Blackness shapes identity, politics, and possibilities for coalition building." - Rebecca Romo, coauthor of Between Black and Brown: Blaxicans and Multiraciality in Comparative Historical Perspect.