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Affidavit sworn by Beatriz Balboa de Espino and Zenobia Silva de Aguirre to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Beatriz Balboa de Espino and Zenobia Silva de Aguirre stating that they visited the Office of R.L. White Co. where they were told they could not rent a house because they were not white. -
Affidavit sworn by Roberto Canales to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Roberto Canales to Alonso S. Perales. that says the owner of Uvalde's Hanger VII Grill told Roberto and Andres Canales that his Anglo American clientele did not approve of him serving Mexicans, so he cannot serve them in his restaurant. -
Affidavit sworn by Henrietta Castillo to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Henrietta Castillo to Alonso S. Perales that states that Anita Gomez, Lucy Elizondo, and Henrietta Castillo were refused service in the dining are of PK Cafe. A waitress and the manager told them that Mexicans were served "around back" of the restaurant. -
Affidavit sworn by Carmen Celestino to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Carmen Celestino that states that both she and Virginia Ashe were informed they could not attend the School of Nursing Hotel Dieu in El Paso, Texas because they were of Mexican descent. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Daniel Flores González to Alonso S. Perales in which he states that he and two ladies of Mexican descent were refused service at Manhattan Cafe in Bracketville, Texas. -
Affidavit sworn by Juan S. González to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Juan S. González that says that he and Gilberto G. González were refused service at the Spanish Village Restaurant in San Antonio, Texas because they are of Mexican descent.