To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz

To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz

Letters

Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960

Discrimination against Mexican Americans

Race discrimination--public establishments

Race discrimination--restaurants

Veteran

Letter from Arturo Ortiz to the newspaper El Sol, regarding an incident of discrimination in which two veterans of Mexican descent were refused service at Restaurant Dinette. A violent altercation followed and a white woman dining at the restaurant was injured.

Ortiz, Arturo

1944-04-12

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