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To Mr. Coke Stevenson, Governor, From Ricardo Ogas, September 18, 1943.
Letter to Governor Coke Stevenson from Ricardo Ogas a U.S. Naval Reservist regarding an incident of racial discrimination that took place in a local pool hall in Alpine Texas. Frank Young, manager of the Pool Hall refused to allow Mr. Ogas to play because he was a “Mexican boy”. In the letter, Mr. Ogas is requesting an apology. -
Envelope addressed to the Honorable A.S. Perales [Alonso S. Perales], postmarked 23 February 1953
Envelope addressed to the Honorable A.S. Perales [Alonso S. Perales] from L. Olivares in Edinburg, Texas, postmarked 23 February 1953. Marked as Personal. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
To L.do [Licenciado/Esq.] Alonzo [Alonso] Perales, From David M. Ortiz, Noviembre 14th, 1946.
Letter from David M. Ortiz to Alonso S. Perales related to discrimination activities against Mexicans that occurred in Uvalde Texas. -
Affidavit sworn by Dionicio Mendez Ortiz to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Dionicio Mendez Ortiz stating that he was turned away at a barber shop and a restaurant, then slapped by the sheriff. -
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, Director General, The League of Loyal Americans, postmarked 29 July 1941
Envelope addressed to Mr. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, Director General, The League of Loyal Americans, from Harrison G. Otis in San Antonio, Texas, postmarked 29 July 1941. 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 October, unknown date and year
Envelope addressed to Sr. Lic. [Mr. Esq.] Alonso S. Perales from Rte. [Remitente/sender] Corl. [Coronel/Colonel] and Lic. [Licenciado/Esq.] Manuel Pacheco Moreno in Mexico City, postmarked October, unknown date and year. 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. [Mr.] Alonso S. Perales, postmarked 1 April 1942
Envelope addressed to Sr. [Mr.] Alonso S. Perales from M.L. Parupen [M.L. viuda de Parupen/ M.L. widow of Parupen] in Mexico City, postmarked 1 April 1942. This envelope cannot be definitively matched to any of the letters in the Alonso S. Perales Collection.Tags Sobres (de carta) -
To Mr. Tom C. Clark, Assistant Attorney General, From Alonso S. Perales, Director General, Committee of One Hundred, The League of Loyal Americans, Dec. 14, 1944.
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark regarding the discrimination against Mexican and Latin Americans in the Southwest. The letter requests an answer to three questions from a previous letter and whose response would be of interest to the three million Mexican inhabitants of the United States and the quarter of a million soldiers of Mexican descent in the military. Perales states that the F.B.I has a right to "investigate UN-AMERICAN activities". -
Some Places Where Mexicans are Discriminated Against in Texas Either by Denying them Service or by Segregating them from Anglo-Americans
A list compiled by Alonso S. Perales from affidavits of places where people of Mexican descent were denied service or segregated in Texas.Tags Bars (establecimiento de bebidas) -- Texas; Bluntzer; Cartas de queja; Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos; Discriminación en la educación; Discriminación en vivienda; Discriminación étnica; Discriminación racial - establecimientos públicos; Discriminación racial - restaurantes; Discrimination; Educación--Niños; Estados Unidos--Estados suroeste; Ética de los empleos públicos - Estados Unidos; Hispanoamericanos -- Educación; Letreros; Mexicoamericanos -- Educación; Natalia; NewGulf; Nixon; Personal Militar; Rock Spring; Segregación en la educación; Soldados-Mexicanoamericanos; Sterling City; Veterano -
To Su Excelencia Calvin Coolidge, Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America, Palacio Presidencial, From Alonso S. Perales, Febrero 14 de 1927.
Complaint letter written to President Calvin Coolridge detailing the unjust arrest, treatment, and murder of men of Mexican descent in Raymondville, Texas. Accused and arrested for the murder of the Willacy County sheriff, the men were mistreated and then taken outside the Raymondville city limits, then murdered.