Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-320) and index.
1. A Leader and an Era Identified -- 2. A Nation Waiting to Be Born -- 3. The Argument: Equal Rights and Abolition in the 1810 War -- 4. Regional Influences -- 5. The Mentor: The Life of Morelos -- 6. Commander in Chief -- 7. Iguala: Attaining Peace with an Equality Clause -- 8. Solidifying the Gains -- 9. The Election Revolt: Race and Class Struggle -- 10. The Presidency of Guerrero -- 11. Uncle Juan and the Family -- 12. The Grandson -- 13. Twentieth-Century Guerreroismo -- App. 1. How Many Africans Came to Colonial Mexico? -- App. 2. The Guerrero/Riva Palacio Family Tree