To Sr. Lic. D. Alonso Perales, From Vicente Beltrán, April 23, 1949
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To Sr. Lic. D. Alonso Perales, From Vicente Beltrán, April 23, 1949
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Race discrimination in medical care
Description
Letter From Vicente Beltrán, a music instructor, to Alonso S. Perales regarding an instance in which he sought medical care at Robert B. Green Hospital for his chronic joint pains and was enrolled in a nursing home without his consent. When discharged, he was told his students had been notified of his enrollment and had sought another instructor, causing him to lose his source of income. Beltran writes that he was racially discriminated against and is seeking Perales' assistance to sue the hospital.
Creator
Beltrán, Vicente
Source
Date
1949-04-23
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
pera0443
Coverage
San Antonio (Tex.)
Citation
Beltrán, Vicente, “To Sr. Lic. D. Alonso Perales, From Vicente Beltrán, April 23, 1949,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed May 4, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4860.