Letter Addressed To Chairman Democratic Party Crockett County, Tex.
Item
Dublin Core
Title
Letter Addressed To Chairman Democratic Party Crockett County, Tex.
Subject
Hispanic American periodicals
Discrimination against African Americans, [Mexican Americans, etc.]
Mexican Americans--Civil rights
Primaries
Voting rights
Voter suppression
Description
Letter sent by the LULAC Ozona Council no. 28 to Houston Smith, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee and published in the newspaper, El Defensor. The letter informs Chairman Smith that US citizens of Latin American descent are not being allowed to participate in the Democratic primary, despite their legal right to do so. The LULAC Council requests a meeting to discuss the issue with the Chairman.
Carta enviada por el concilio no. 28 LULAC de Ozona a Houston Smith, presidente del Comité ejecutivo demócrata y publicada el el periódico, El defensor. Le informa que los ciudadanos estadounidenses de asendencia latina no son permitidos participar en las elecciones primarias del partido demócrata, a pesar de que la ley lo garantiza. El concilio solicita una reunión con Smith para discutir este asunto.
Creator
Ozona Council No.28, LULAC
Source
Publisher
El Defensor
Date
1931-09-11
Rights
Arte Público Press
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
LULA0011
Coverage
Ozona (Tex.)
Collection
Citation
Ozona Council No.28, LULAC, “Letter Addressed To Chairman Democratic Party Crockett County, Tex.,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed May 19, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4730.