"Before states banned Critical Race Theory, Arizona outlawed a highly successful Mexican American studies program in Tucson Unified (2010). This book documents the racist politics that led to the banning as well as the grassroots and legal resistance that led to its overturning, providing a blueprint for contemporary resistance movements"--

Nolan L. Cabrera is a professor at the University of Arizona where he studies race on college campuses. He is a recipient of the National Academy of Education/Spencer postdoctoral fellowship and the author of the award-winning book White Guys on Campus (2018).

Prologue; 1. Of course it's a different education, that's the point: the formation, implementation, and efficacy of MAS; 2. The Brown Scare; 3. They tried to bury us: but they forgot we were seeds: forming the resistance; 4. UNIDOS, the student movement, conspiracy theories, and militarized school board meetings; 5. Was the fix in? MAS goes before an administrative law judge; 6. Caving to pressure: intimidation, repression, and absurdity at TUSD; 7. The Lawsuit: losing the first round; 8. The appeal: with a little help from friends (and a community further divided); 9. A new hope: a new legal team and new plaintiffs; 10. Trial!; 11. Gotcah!: the state tries (and fails) to trip up the plaintiffs' experts; 12. Doubling down on racism: Horne and Huppenthal take the stand; 13. The S.S. violation and the close of trial; 14. Victory and national renaissance amidst backlash; Epilogue: children can (and need to) handle the truth.