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To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Stilano Bernal Herrera, La Mesa, Texas, December 26, 1949

Item

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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

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

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 November 6, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4853.