The Civil Rights Era - The Federal Government

For most of american history, it was advantageous to be considered white. But once civil right o protection started in nint fifties, a, then it became advantageous to try to suggest that your group was something other than whit. The government didn't really have much concern with people's race, other than the black white segregation. Mexicans were occasionally mistreated at the local level and treated separately, but for federal purposes, they were white. While some people may not have thought of them as being white, while they may have always thought of themselves as being white,. They were officially, almost in all situations, by the government and private parties as well, like labor unions, considered to