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To Honorable Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of the Veterans Administration, From Alonso S. Perales, March 26, 1951
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Honorable Carl R. Gray requesting a federal investigation regarding two veterans who were discharged from the Rio Grande School for Veterans before they could claim their two-weeks paid vacation, and whose intended pay was given to their successors. -
To Major General John H. Greely, Commanding Officer, From [Alonso S. Perales], July 18, 1941
Letter from [Alonso S. Perales] to Major General John H. Greely regarding the discrimination several young girls of Mexican descent faced when they tried to register to attend a dance performance advertised as open to all, but were refused because they were not white. -
To Perales, From Martin G Gonzalez, February 16, 1946
Letter from Martin G. Gonzalez to Alonso S. Perales regarding the racial discrimination he has faced in Michigan as a farmworker in the beetroot industry. -
To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Martha M. Gonzales, November 14, 1949
Letter from Marta Gonzales to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination and segregation her daughters have faced in school for being of Mexican descent. -
To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From [Marta M.] Gonzales, July 12, 1949
Letter from Marta Gonzales to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination and segregation her children have faced in school for being of Mexican descent. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso Perales, From M. R. Gonzalez, M. R. Gonzalez Grocery, February 26, 1944.
Letter from M.R. Gonzales to Alonso S. Perales about the segregation he has experienced in Fort Stockton's theater and at the swimming pool where people of Mexican descent are not permitted or segregated. -
To Sr Alfonzo Peralez [Alonso S. Perales] , From Felicíano Garza, January 16, 1952
Letter from Feliciano Garza to [Alonso S. Perales] regarding his experiences with immigration officials in public spaces, including train and bus stops. Garza notes that immigration officials only question people of Mexican descent. -
To The Honarable John H. Garner, House of Representatives, From Alonso S. Perales, January 13, 1927
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Honorable John H. asking for an investigation regarding the murders of an Austrian American and a Mexican American father and his two sons, that ocurred while they were in police custody. -
To Sr Alonzo Perales, From H. Garcia, Nov 28 1949.
Letter from H. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination people of Mexican descent face at the city's water department, where they receive no paid vacations and no overtime, despite working more than 40 hours a week. -
To [Alonso S. Perales], From John J. Herrera, Attorney-at-Law.
Letter from John J. Herrera to [Alonso S. Perales] regarding the discrimination Sargent Macario Garcia faced in a restaurant where he was refused coffee and hit with a baseball bat on the shoulder during a violent altercation with other customers. Sgt. Garcia was eventually charged with assault for allegedly hitting the female owner of the restaurant. Attorney John J. Herrera writes that he will represent Garcia in court.