162 10 1713 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/280/pera0012.jpg 653e95a62d69394382797217764a8e39 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/280/pera0012_001.jpg 2b988811bac6b335e637f1b46f91a726 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Fernandez, Noviembre 30 de 1936 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fernandez, Pedro Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. E-F, 111-112. 2p. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-11-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0012 Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS MEXICAN Americans LATIN Americans PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Description An account of the resource Letter from Pedro Fernandez to Alonso S. Perales, asking him to please translate Social Security Form SS-5 from Spanish to English. The form, published in San Antonio's La Prensa on Nov. 26, 1936, stated that people of Mexican descent should be classified as white. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant SAN Antonio (Tex.) VICTORIA (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Victoria Texas Noviembre 30 de 1936 Sr. Lic Alonso S. Perales San Antonio, Texas Muy Estimado Señor, Deseandole todo genero de Felicidades Me dirijo á Ud para pedirle de Favor sino le es molestia hacer una traduccion de lo que salio publicado en el Periodico la Prensa de esta San Antonio en Primera Edicion Noviembre 26 de 1936 Referente á la Clasificasion [clasificación] del Formulario SS-5 del Consejo de seguridad social, Aunque nosotras lo savemos [sabemos] que tenemos que Clasificarnos como Blancos pero parece ser que hay personas que no quieren que el Mexicano sea Blanco lo digo por que vi un formulario que le llenaron a un Latino Americano y suprimieron la v. que deve [debe] hir [ir] delante de White Esto mismo me ase [hace] dirigirme á Ud para pedirle por favor si podria hacer una traducion [traducción] [page 2] del Español al Ingles y mandarla a esta al al Oficina de "Victoria Advocate" para que lo publiquen en Ingles creo que sería vien [bien] para que muchos perzonas [personas] se convenzan que somos Blancos tambien dire que se ase [hace] la traducion [traduccioón] y la manda Ud. directamente á la Oficina del Advocate sabe publicada no creo que puedan cobrar puesto que es para vien [bien] general Favor de Dispenserme por Errores Lamento no Tener su Direccion pero Espero llegue á sus manos sin mas de Ud un SS [signed] Pedro Fernandez 305 S. Moody St. Victoria Texas Cartas Hispanoamericanos Latinoamericanos Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/282/pera0014.jpg dd4d46ba1cb307e2b907ef81fad850d6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Ramon Galindo, Real Estate & Renting Service, Mayo 5, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Galindo, Ramon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. G, 014-014. 1p. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0014 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant SAN Antonio (Tex.) Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans DISCRIMINATION in housing HOUSING, Discrimination in PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Description An account of the resource Letter from Ramon Galindo to Alonso S. Perales in which he reports housing discrimination against people of Mexican descent in San Antonio. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. RAMON GALINDO [Letterhead] Real Estate & Renting Service Phone Fannin 9126 SALES - LOANS - LEASES - INSURANCE 601 Dolorosa St. San Antonio, Texas Mayo 5 de 1943 Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, Gunter Building, Ciudad. Mi querido amigo: Tengo el gusto de acompañarle lista conteniendo el nombre de algunas colonias donde está prohibida la venta de propiendades a Mexicanos, o limi-tada [limitada] la venta a personas de la raza caucásica, con la intención de eliminar también a los miembros de nuestra raza. Me dice el Sr. Benavides de la Alamo Abstract & Title Company, que él sabe de otras colonias como las aquí mencionadas en esta lista, que no tuvo tiempo de incluirlas, pero que son en gran número. Aquí en San Antonio existen hombres destacados en Bienes Raices que debieran definir su acti-tud [actitud] respecto de esta segregación: Mr. H. O Thorman, Mr. L.E. Fite, Mr. C. M. Furr, Arthur E. Biard, Mr. N.S. Dickinson, Mr. George A. French and Henry A. Robards cuyas direcciones las encontrará usted en la pagina amarilla del Directorio de la ciudad, numero 132 (Real Estate) Sin otro asunto, pendiente de estar a sus estimables órdenes, me repito su amigo atento y afmo. S.S. [signed] Ramón Galindo Alojamiento, Discriminación en el Cartas Discriminación Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en vivienda Galindo, Ramón Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4877/pera0461_page-0001.jpg 96083d942eacc0af20b2fde4e5d3ff26 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4877/pera0461_page-0002.jpg 58b57f8b68c6efb8b37c52a74b62fef5 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4877/pera0461_page-0003.jpg e5ae2daf2f6eea076d78641d24f968ce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documenting Discrimination: Alonso S. Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0461 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Vicente Guzmán, Deciembre 12 de 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-12 Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants Description An account of the resource Letter from Vicente Guzmán to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance in which Guzmán's Anglo-American supervisor offered to buy him and his brother a soda from Teague's Drugstore, but were denied service because they were of Mexican descent. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Guzmán, Vicente Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Stanton (Tex.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Cartas Discriminación contra los mexicoamericanos Discriminación racial--establecimientos públicos Discriminación racial--restaurantes Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4828/pera02511024_1.jpg 5043cb2948ba0266b611267ca6c6a5e3 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4828/pera02511024_2.jpg dd059914d645aad333cbbf0d4470c24f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documenting Discrimination: Alonso S. Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0251 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From G.N. Cañas, Pecos, Texas, February 27, 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-02-27 Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Mexican Americans--Segregation in education Race discrimination--public establishments Description An account of the resource Letter from G.N. Cañas to Alonso S. Perales informing him of the establishments in Pecos, Texas that segregate or deny service to people of Mexican descent, including schools, hotels, bars, theaters, and coffee shops. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cañas, G.N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pecos (Tex.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. 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Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0249 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-06-09 Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants Description An account of the resource Letter from José Caballero to Alonso S. Perales describing the discrimination workers of Mexican descent have faced in various towns and establishments in North Dakota, including Peterson's Jitterbug and Cafe, Zinke's Cafe, and Matzchers Cafe Shop. Caballero asks Perales to translate the information to English so it can be published in the Grand Folks Herald newspaper. Additionally, Caballero asks Perales to meet with the Crystal Sugar Company recruiter to convince him to stop sending workers to North Dakota due to said discrimination. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caballero, Jose Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Revised Letter: To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947 Handwritten: To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From Jose Caballero, Grafton, North Dakota, June 9, 1947 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Grafton (N.D.) Park River (N.D) Grand Forks (N.D) Minto (N.D) Neche(N.D) Fisher (N.D) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Cartas Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación racial--establecimientos públicos Discriminación racial--restaurantes Perales, Alonso S. 1898-1964 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4833/pera0260_page-0001.jpg d1fc3fe7df7c29ed45c6431dc6b8d58e http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4833/pera0260_page-0002.jpg c62e01d9bbbd7c7491273d41b87d476d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documenting Discrimination: Alonso S. Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0260 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, Strawn, Texas, From Faustino Capiedra and Rosario Castillo, February 17, 1944 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-02-17 Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Race discrimination Discrimination against Mexican Americans Race discrimination--public establishments Description An account of the resource Letter from Faustino Capiedra and Nasario Castillo to Alonso S. Perales describing the discrimination they experienced in a theater and barber shop. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capiedra, Faustino Castillo, Rosario Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Strawn (Tex.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. 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Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0443 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. D. Alonso Perales, From Vicente Beltrán, April 23, 1949 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-04-23 Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Race discrimination in medical care Description An account of the resource Letter From Vicente Beltrán, a music instructor, to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance in which he sought medical care at Robert B. Green Hospital for his chronic joint pains and was enrolled in a nursing home without his consent. When discharged, he was told his students had been notified of his enrollment and had sought another instructor, causing him to lose his source of income. Beltran writes that he was racially discriminated against and is seeking Perales' assistance to sue the hospital. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Beltrán, Vicente Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant San Antonio (Tex.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Cartas Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en la atención médica Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4829/pera0253_page-0001.jpg c28b8a49d8a2e1fe2cb5052c5137018f http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/33/4829/pera0253_page-0002.jpg 00e29265ce455c66229fe361809bbe4b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documenting Discrimination: Alonso S. Perales Correspondence (1927-1952) Subject The topic of the resource Letters Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Discrimination against Mexican Americans Discrimination in employment Race discrimination--public establishments Race discrimination--restaurants; Segregation in education Discrimination in housing Race discrimination in medical care Veteran Police brutality Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections. EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927-1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Público Historical Collections. All rights reserved. Relation A related resource <a href="https://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/collections/show/1">Alonso S. Perales Collection</a> Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0000 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Texas Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales, one of the greatest Latino civil rights leaders ever, was one of the first Latino public intellectuals to master the use of the media in pioneering efforts to track and report on discrimination. Over the course of forty years of activism, during the 1920s to 1960, Perales wrote a weekly column in San Antonio’s La Prensa newspaper, the periodical with the greatest and most extensive circulation; had a radio program; published books; and maintained an unheard of level of correspondence, writing daily as many as ten letters to the authorities, civil rights activists and just everyday folk. One campaign he maintained over many years was his use of the periodicals and radio program to invite victims and witnesses of discrimination to document the cases in letter form and send them to him at his San Antonio law office. He would abstract these testimonies in his newspaper columns and radio programs and use them as evidence to demand corrective action and policy changes from government at every level. In the Alonso S. Perales archive hundreds of these letters have been preserved; many of them were written by hand by working-class people who were most likely to suffer the indignities and denial of services because they were Mexicans or Latinos. Because La Prensa and Perales’ network was so broad, the letters came not only from throughout Texas and the Southwest but from as far north as North Dakota and east as the Carolinas. The record is diverse in documenting everything from barbers refusing to cut hair to schools that would not allow Mexican families to register their children. The Perales collection of correspondence is one of the very few documentary sources that precisely date, locate and describe the instances of segregation, violence and racism experienced by Latinos over a long period of time: names are named, addresses noted and alleged crimes publicized; in most cases, however, these acts were committed with impunity, but the informal history and conscience of la raza was recording them. And now, the researchers of posterity can study and reference them in writing a truer history of the United States, and communities can become aware of these acts in developing laws and policy. Alonso S. Perales, uno de los líderes latinos más importantes de derechos civiles, fue uno de los primeros intelectuales públicos en dominar el uso de los medios de comunicación y pionero en dedicar esfuerzos a rastrear y denunciar instancias de discriminación. A lo largo de cuarenta años de activismo, durante las décadas de 1920 hasta 1960, Perales escribió columnas semanales en el periódico La Prensa de San Antonio, el diario con la mayor y más extensa circulación de ese período; además tuvo un programa de radio; publicó libros; y mantuvo una extensa correspondencia, escribiendo hasta diez cartas diarias dirigidas a autoridades, activistas de derechos civiles y gente en general. Perales impulsó una campaña, que mantuvo durante muchos años, donde a través de publicaciones en periódicos y su programa de radio invitaba a las víctimas y testigos de actos de discriminación a documentar estos casos en forma de cartas y a enviárselas a su despacho de abogados de San Antonio, Texas. Perales resumía estos testimonios en sus columnas periodísticas y programas de radio y los utilizaba como prueba para exigir medidas correctivas y cambios de política al gobierno a todo nivel. En el archivo de Alonso S. Perales se conservan cientos de estas cartas; muchas de ellas escritas a mano provenientes en su mayoría de la clase trabajadora que tenía más probabilidades de sufrir humillaciones y negación de servicios por ser mexicanos o latinos. Como la red de La Prensa y de Perales eran tan amplias, las cartas vinieron no solo desde Texas y del suroeste sino también desde lugares tan al norte como Dakota del Norte y del este como Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte. El material es variado y documenta desde barberos que se negaban a cortar el pelo hasta escuelas que no permitían a las familias mexicanas matricular a sus hijos. La colección de correspondencia de Perales es una de las escasas fuentes documentales que datan, localizan y describen con precisión los casos de segregación, violencia y racismo sufridos por los latinos durante un largo periodo de tiempo: se citan nombres, se anotan direcciones y se publicitan presuntos delitos; en la mayoría de los casos, sin embargo, estos actos se cometían con impunidad, pero la historia informal y la conciencia de la raza los registraban. Y ahora, los investigadores de la posteridad pueden estudiarlos y hacer referencia a ellos al escribir una historia más verdadera de Estados Unidos, y las comunidades pueden tomar conciencia de estos actos al momento de elaborar leyes y políticas. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0253 Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. D. Alonso Perales, Gen. Del., San Antonio, Texas, From David Casas, 120 Gray Ave., Houston, Texas, April 8, 1941 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-04-08 Description An account of the resource Letter from David Casas asking Alonso S. Perales for his assistance regarding his lawsuit against a real state company who denied him the right to buy a home on the basis that he was of Mexican descent and not Caucasian. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Casas, David Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Relation A related resource Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 To David Casas, Houston, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, April 14, 1941 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Cartas Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en vivienda Discriminación racial Perales Alonso S., 1898-1960 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/201/pera0064.jpg e10e99e043c5c6d3d63caeddae8d9c4b http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/201/pera0064_001.jpg d17f1b5eb957bbd206d7507d2c0d3045 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/201/pera0064_002.jpg 012a02868d3d97f329796e295df0a14a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Personal Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Lic. Don Alonso S. Perales. From Christine D. Pérez, a 5 de mayo de 1943. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pérez, Christine D. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-05 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. P-Q, p032-034. 3p. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0064 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS RACE discrimination RESIGNATION Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant SAN Antonio (Tex.) Description An account of the resource Letter from Christine D. Pérez to Alonso S. Perales that details five situations or cases of discrimination against employees of Mexican descent at different places of employment. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [page 1] San Antonio, Texas [From] A 5 de mayo de 1943 Sr. Lic. Don Alonso S. Perales [To] 714 Gunter Bldg. San Antonio, Texas Mi muy querido y distinguido amigo, en esta ocacion tengo el honor de escribir a ud., primeramente pars saludarlo y estrechar mi mano para con su buena persona y al mismo tiempo deseo hacer a ud., una pregunta. Sr. Lic. Perales ud que a luchador tanto por los nuestros y que por su larga experiencia de tanto ano [año] de trabajo por una causa justa que se desea obtener a atraves del tiempo y de lucha y que desde hace mucho tiempo nosotros los que trabajamos juntamente con nuestros conciudadanos Anglo-Americanos el dia y la noche hacienda el trabajo masrudo y que siempre esperan mas de un latino que de ninguna otra raza no se condoleran algun dia de estos que hacen el trabajo y que no tienen ni se les da ningun credito en su favor de estos hombres que Tambien son hombres de igual habilidad e inteligencia y en ocaciones hasta sobre salen y se distinguen de todas las demas razas tanto en los compos de batalla como en las plantas de defense, fabricas, industrias, etc., Si nuestro Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America a proclamadolo que ellos le nombran “The Goodneighbor Policy” Asi como el Panamericanismo que se trata de implanter y sistematizar en este pais como vomas a creer nosotros los nativos de este estado de Texas en el panamericanismo si no se nos da igual derecho ni se nos hace JUSTICIA? Sr. Perales voy a contarle algunos muy pequenos casos que pasan en uno de los campos mas grandes de nuestros alrrededores que se conoce con el nobre de Kelly Field, Texas O sea the [Illegible - SAAD], no lo hago con el [handwritten: FIN] de hacer ninguna protesta ni mucho menos sino unicamente hacerle saber lo que ocurre. [page 2] Caso No. 1 El Sr. Bill Extence un storekeeper del accessories branch section “H” manda algunas partes de un pedido que se hace de un campo de aviacion y por negligencia manda partes en exceso por gran cantidad. El amo se da cuenta el Sr. Pearl Lanum y viene asi a Bill y le dise parece que hiziste un error en el pedido de ayer, Bill contesta y le dise al amo, si hasta hoy me doy cuenta que lo hize pero fue un equivoco que cualquiera lo hace, si Bill no te fijes dice Lanum el Supt. palmeando la espalda a Bill al fin y alcabo que tenemos un tio muy rico, el Tio Sam. Caso No. 2 El Sr. Morales un Storekeeper del mismo departemento [Handwritten - Illegible- manda] algunas partes de igual manera para un campo mediato con excepcion de [handwritten – illegible - ?] el sr. Morales al despachar dicho pedido se da cuenta a tiempo y descubre que ay un contenido que tiene partes de mas. A ese tiempo que el Sr. morales esta habriendo dicho contenido llega el Supt. Y le dice ahora me doy cuenta porque no podemos nostros llevar una contabilidad exacta en nueatra bodega si no puedes hacer el trabajo como se debe ya me puedes ir diciendo que ay alguen quien pueda hacer el trabajo mejor. Caso No. 3 Descriminacion De Mason Texas viene a trabajar un Coyboy [Cowboy] de nombre Fred Winters, Tiene de trabajar en este dept. como tres meses desde Febrero para esta fecha por no poner un mexicano bien capacitado en el turno de en la noche ponen a dicho coyboy [cowboy] como supervisor de dicho dept. y dos Sres. Mexicanos tienen que hacerle el trabajo y decirle lo que debe hacer cuando hace su reporte Dichos Sres. Son Mr Castro y el Sr. Morales. Caso No. 4 El dia 7 de mayo de 194[Illegible - 3] se iniciaron tres trabajadores como storekeepers en este mismo dept. antes mencionado dos Anglo-Americanos y un mexicano De Nombres, Cramer, Ford Y Perez. Cramer antes de trabajar en este dept. su ocupacion era comprar autos viejos y hacer reparaciones en autos, Ford es nativo de Karnes City, Tex. Agricultor, en cambio Perez de esta ciudad del Alamo es Oficinista, contador Notario Publico, pera los que tienen puetos de responsabilidad ahora como es natural por orden del St. B.K. Eiserloh que es el Supt. En jefe dio orden a Ford y a cramer para vinieran a su despacho para hacerlos uno su Asst. que es Cramer el Junk Yard man de So. Flores St. y a Ford como Supervisor en una bodega el Farmer. Y Perez lo quitaron de un cargo que tenia en North Kelly, para traerlo ala misma bodega para que les ayudase a las mujeres a levanter las cosas pesadas por que faltaban trabajadoras y en su lugar pusieron un Amigo del Supt. Lanum con tres dias de experiencia en el trabajo un joven de nombre Duran Anglo-Americano. Caso No. 5 Longhorn Portland Cement Co. En esta Fabrica de cemento me dan la noticia en estos por conducto de un hermano mio que de acaba de desocupar por motive de que siendo el uno de los mas antiguos trabajadores de dicha fabrica, y uno de los mas expertos molineros de ese lugar. Fue forzado presentar su renuncia. [page 3] El motive porque presente su renuncia fue como sigue. El Sr. Juan D. Perez despues de trabajar mas de 13 anos con la misma Compania en diferentes trabajos de la misma demostro a sus jefes que sabia trabajar y tenia inteligencia despues de [Illegible - algu ] tiempo de experiencia en los talleres de dicha fabrica lo hacendieron operandor de molinos donde por algunos anos hizo una buena labor y fue respetado por sus demas companeros donde se gano buen credito y buena reputacion por sucomportamiento entre sus compareros, una vez que el Supt. Despues de largo tiempo vio los adelantos que el Sr. Perez tenia en su trabajo dicho jefe fue poniendo poco a poco a otros Sres. mexicanos en la misma posicion que el Sr. Perez no lo hacia porque les tubiera un cierto afecto a dichos Sres. Sino porque ellos podian producir mas ala compania. Hasta llenar lost res turnos de molineros mexicanos todos con sueldo de 72 centavos por hora, 8 horas diarias y 40 Horas por semana. Pero resulta que vienen mas amigos del Sr. G.W. Wiese Supt. Dela Fabrica de cemento y el dia primero de mayo de 1943 llama el Supt. Al Sr. Perez y le dise Perez no puedo pagarte el sueldo que tu ganavas antes ni puedo dejarte trabajar en los molinos pero no quiero decir con esto que te voy a desocupar del trabajo sino que en tu lugar voy a ponera a otros molineros y tu te voy a poner a trabajar en las pompas o sea de operador de pompas a razon de 58 centavos por hora, la respuesta del Sr. Perez fue esta Mr. Wiese yo nesesito trabajar y trabajo en ese lugar siempre que ud. desea para mi en trece (13) anos que tengo yo de trabajar en esta compania? Si ese es el pago y la gratitud que ud. tiene para le agradesco Sr. Wiese Y por esta razon y razon muy justa le doy mi renuncia. Sr. Perales Cuando se nos hara Justicia? Llegaremos a tener Igualdad? Deseo me conteste mi pregunta agradeciendole sinseramente como el ultimo de sus amigos. Su Atto [abbreviation: atento] ss. [abbreviation: seguro servidor] Christina D. Perez [Handwritten] 3315 W. [Handwritten -Illegible] rd SA, Tex [Handwritten] Cartas Discriminación racial Pérez, Christine D. Renuncia http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/248/pera0046.jpg 276ab211ef47cef7d4282afddba4823f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Licenciado A. Perales, From Antonia Gómez, Nov. 30, 1933. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gómez, Antonia Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: LULAC & Sons of America: Correspondence, 1927-1957. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-11-30 Relation A related resource <a href="https://lulac.org/about/history/women/">https://lulac.org/about/history/women/</a> To Miss Antonia Gómez, From Alonso S. Perales, Dec. 11, 1933. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0046 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant DEL Rio (Tex.) SAN Antonio (Tex.) Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens MEXICAN Americans PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Description An account of the resource Letter from Antonia Gómez to Alonso S. Perales expressing her joy upon being named president of the new Del Rio, Texas chapter of the LULAC Ladies' Auxiliary and asking if he can send her literature. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Del Rio Texas, 308 Garza St., Nov. 30, 1933 Sr. Licenciado A. Perales, San Antonio, Texas. Muy señor mio de mi mayor aprecio: Por la presente deseo expresarle mi gusto al haber sido nombrada presidenta del [strikeout: el] nuevo concilio L.U.L.A. [strikeout: C.] de señoras en Del Rio, Tex. Pues es-toy dispuesta a desempeñar mis deberes hasta donde este mi alcance. Todo el grupo está muy animado y creo tendran éxito nuestras labores. Deseo, si me Hace favor, me mande algo de literatura por medio del concilio de señores. Gracias por el ánimo que me dió la noche que estuvo en Del Rio Tex., pues encerró mucho para mí en que dijera que organizaramos uno aqui. Sin otro asunto que de Ud. su atta. y S. S. [signed] Antonia Gómez Antonia Gómez Cartas L.U.L.A.C. Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unida Perales, Alonso S.