To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Stilano Bernal Herrera, La Mesa, Texas, December 26, 1949
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Stilano Bernal Herrera, La Mesa, Texas, December 26, 1949
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Race discrimination--public establishments
Race discrimination--restaurants
Police brutality
Description
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.
Creator
Bernal Herrera, Stilano
Source
Date
1949-12-26
Rights
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Relation
Format
JPG
Language
Spanish
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0435
Coverage
Sterling City (Tex.)
San Angelo (Tex.)
Citation
Bernal Herrera, Stilano, “To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Stilano Bernal Herrera, La Mesa, Texas, December 26, 1949,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed October 31, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4853.