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To Major General John H. Greely, Commanding Officer, From [Alonso S. Perales], July 18, 1941

Item

pera0456_page-0001.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

To Major General John H. Greely, Commanding Officer, From [Alonso S. Perales], July 18, 1941

Subject

Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Race discrimination--public establishments
Mexican Americans--Segregation

Description

Letter from [Alonso S. Perales] to Major General John H. Greely regarding the discrimination several young girls of Mexican descent faced when they tried to register to attend a dance performance advertised as open to all, but were refused because they were not white.

Creator

Perales, Alonso S.

Source

Date

1941-07-18

Rights

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Relation

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

pera0456

Coverage

San Antonio (Tex.)

Citation

Perales, Alonso S., “To Major General John H. Greely, Commanding Officer, From [Alonso S. Perales], July 18, 1941,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed October 28, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4872.