To the Honorable John G. Sargent, From Alonso S. Perales, Washington, D.C., January 25, 1927
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To the Honorable John G. Sargent, From Alonso S. Perales, Washington, D.C., January 25, 1927
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Police brutality
Description
Letter from Alonso S. Perales to John G. Sargent, Attorney General of the United States, asking him to investigate an incident in which four Mexican Americans and an Austrian were killed after being suspected of the murder of two sheriffs. Perales notes that although the police allege they were attacked by unknown parties, the community suspects that the police officers were involved or perpetrated the crime.
Creator
Perales, Alonso S.
Source
Date
1927-01-25
Rights
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Relation
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0426
Coverage
Raymondville (Tex.)
Citation
Perales, Alonso S., “To the Honorable John G. Sargent, From Alonso S. Perales, Washington, D.C., January 25, 1927,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed October 24, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4844.