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To All L.U.L.A.C Councils, From Frank T. Galvan, Jr., President League of United Latin American Citizens, October 8, 1936.
Letter from Frank J.Galvan Jr. to all LULAC Councils. The letter is in protest of the local Registrar of Vital Statistics attempt to classify members of the Spanish speaking race as colored to the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce. -
Affidavit sworn by Dolores Garcia de Garcia and Lupe C. Banasau to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Dolores Garcia de Garcia and Lupe C. Banasau that states that the Manhattan Cafe in Hondo, Texas refused to serve them in July 1946 because they were of Mexican descent. -
To Alonso S. Perales, From Antonio R Garcia 317th Army Air Force, February 25, 1944
Letter from Antonio R. García to Alonso S. Perales, which lists some of the cases of discrimination against people of Mexican descent that occured in Brady, Texas.Tags Cartas; Curtis Field (Brady, Tex.); Discriminación; Discriminación contra Latinos; Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos; Discriminación en la educación; Discriminación racial - establecimientos públicos; Fuerza Aérea de la Armada de los Estados Unidos, Grupo de Transporte de Tropa, 317; Mexicoamericanos; Perales, Alonso S. -
Affidavit sworn by Jesús García to Alonso S. Perales
On Sunday, June 30, 1946, a group of seven men (Jesus Garcia, Oscar Mayen, Joe Sanchez, Henry -------, Pedro Solis, Louis Leonard, and Bob Clay) visit Captain Davis Cafe in Rockport, Texas. The men of Latin American descent are told they will not be served. In response, the two Anglo American men in their group refuse to eat at the cafe if the men of Latin American descent are not served. All seven men walk out of the restaurant. -
Affidavit sworn by Macario García to Alonso S. Perales
Macario Garcia, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, was refused service at the Oasis Cafe in Richmond, Texas. After Garcia dropped a sugar bowl in frustration, a fight broke out in the Cafe. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 23, 1939
Letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 30, 1939
A repeat letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. -
Affidavit sworn by Pedro H. Garza to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Pedro H. Garza that he was yelled at and threatened in the Rose Cafe in Alpine, Texas. -
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonso S. Perales, postmarked 19 March 1952
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonso S. Perales from Reverend Walter F. Golatka, S.M. at Chaminade College in Clayton 24, Missouri, postmarked 19 March 1952. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
Envelope addressed to Sr. Lic. [Mr. Esq. Alonso S.] Perales, postmarked 1946
Envelope addressed to Sr. Lic. [Mr. Esq. Alonso S.] Perales from A. Gomez Martinez in Mexico City, postmarked 1946. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta)