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To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Carlos Treviño, Lolita, Texas, February 16, 1944
Letter from Carlos Treviño to Alonso S. Perales informing him of the discrimination and segregation that people of Mexican descent face in restaurants, cafes, bars, and schools in various cities and counties in Texas including Lolita, Edna, Horton, Richmond, Matagorda, Brazoria, Angleton, and Ganado. -
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 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 Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Stilano Bernal Herrera, La Mesa, Texas, December 26, 1949
Letter from Stilano Bernal Herrera to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance of discrimination in which he was refused service at City Cafe, Loma Linda Cafe, and later arrested and assaulted by a police officer after he exited a coffee shop with an Anglo American. Bernal seeks Perales' assistance in retreiving his belongings, which were kept by the police. -
To Lic. Perales, From Joeinlo Arrolloz, Edna, Texas, March 5, 1944
Letter from Joeinlo Arrolloz to Alonso S. Perales informing him of segregated schools in Edna, Texas schools and of six restaurants that deny service to people of Mexican descent, including Dahlstrom Eats, Ed's Cafe, Cozy Cafe, and Ronnels Cafe. -
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 Sr. Lic Alonso S. Perales, From Carlos Garcia, 10 October, 1945
Letter from Carlos Garcia to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination and violence his brother, Sargent Macario Garcia, faced at an establishment where he was refused service and received an injury to his hand. The author writes that his brother's lawyer, John J. Herrera, will follow up with him with the details. -
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 Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Vicente Guzmán, Deciembre 12 de 1944
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. -
To Lic. Alonzo S. Perales, From Jose Gallegos, October 10, 1944
Letter from Jose Gallegos to Alonso S. Perales regarding the discrimination he and others of Mexican descent faced at a local cafe, where they were asked if they were Indians or Mexicans and then told to leave.