To Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From CPL F.S. Trevino, Midland, Texas, September 10, 1943
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From CPL F.S. Trevino, Midland, Texas, September 10, 1943
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Race discrimination--public establishments
Race discrimination--restaurants
Mexican Americans--Mexican Americans--Segregation
Race discrimination in education
Police corruption
Description
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.
Creator
Trevino, F.S.
Source
Date
1943-09-10
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
pera0433
Coverage
Midland (Tex.)
Citation
Trevino, F.S., “To Alonso S. Perales, San Antonio, Texas, From CPL F.S. Trevino, Midland, Texas, September 10, 1943,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed March 11, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4851.