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Henry B. González  

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  • Congressman Henry Barbosa González was a larger-than-life personality and Democratic Representative from the state of Texas who became the unofficial, and controversial, spokesperson for Mexican Americans in Texas during a pivotal period for that population in American history. Gonzalez's tenure as a public servant was marked by a passionate, and sometimes tumultuous, advocacy for the rights of minorities and the downtrodden, as described in this entry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; González, Henry B.]

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