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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. -
To [Alonso S. Perales], San Antonio, Texas, From, Luis Cassilas, McCamey, Texas, April 25, 1944
Letter from Luis Cassilas to [Alonso S. Perales] asking him to send someone to investigate Club Cafe and the barbershop where he was discriminated against for being of Mexican descent, after being ignored by the sheriff. -
To [Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc], From Joe Hopkins, June 10th, 1946
Copy of a letter from Joe Hopkins to Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc, informing the Mexican brewing company that a restaurant in Texas they sell beer to discriminates against people of Mexican descent. -
To Alonso S. Perales, From Jesus Aguilar, Seagraves, Texas, April 27, 1944
Letter from Jesus Aguilar to Alonso S. Perales describing places where people of Mexican descent have been discriminated against, including theatres and coffee shops. -
To Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Tristan, Ganado, Texas, September 29, 1943
Letter from Pedro Tristan to Alonso S. Perales stating that he has attached a list of places where people of Mexican descent are segregated in Ganado, Texas. Attachment is missing. -
To Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From CPL F.S. Trevino, Midland, Texas, September 10, 1943
Letter from CPL F.S. Trevino to Alonso S. Perales decribing the places in Midland, Texas where people of Latin American descent are either segregated or refused service including Ritz Cafe, Ritz theatre, The Yucca Theatre, and The Rex Theatre. Additionally, Trevino describes the discrimination people of Latin American descent face by the police as well as the subpar state of the education. -
To Alonzo S Peralez, From Alfonso Rivera, February 13, 1944.
Letter from Alfonso Rivera to Alonso S. Perales regarding restaurants in various Texas cities that refused him service because he was of Mexican descent. -
To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz
Letter from Arturo Ortiz to the newspaper El Sol, regarding an incident of discrimination in which two veterans of Mexican descent were refused service at Restaurant Dinette. A violent altercation followed and a white woman dining at the restaurant was injured. -
To Frank Hines, From [Unknown], November 1, 1942
Letter from [Unknown] to Frank Hines regarding an instance of discrimination at Sommers Cafe in Anson, Texas where he and others were refused service because they were of Mexican descent. -
To Lic Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Cortes Suarez, March 10, 1944
Letter from Pedro Cortes Suarez to Alonso S. Perales naming the types of establishments in Big Spring, Texas where people of Mexican descent are not permitted, including coffee shops, theatres, and military air fields.