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To Hon. J. O. Loftin, Kingsville, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 1938

Item

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Dublin Core

Title

To Hon. J. O. Loftin, Kingsville, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 1938

Subject

Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans--Mexican Americans--Segregation
Mexican Americans--Segregation in Higher Education

Description

Letter from Alonso S. Perales to J. O. Loftin, President of Texas College of Arts and Industries asking him to confirm or deny if students of Mexican descent were being segregated from their Anglo classmates in the college dormitories, as per the report he had received.

Creator

Perales, Alonso S.

Source

Date

1938-05-31

Rights

Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Publico Historical Collections. All rights reserved.

Relation

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

pera0323

Coverage

Kingsville (Tex.)

Citation

Perales, Alonso S., “To Hon. J. O. Loftin, Kingsville, Texas, From Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 1938,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed December 18, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4842.