To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Race discrimination--public establishments
Race discrimination--restaurants
Veteran
Description
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.
Creator
Ortiz, Arturo
Source
Date
1944-04-12
Rights
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Relation
Format
JPG
Language
Spanish
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0481
Coverage
Uvalde (Tex.)
Citation
Ortiz, Arturo, “To El Sol, Tiajuana, B. C., From Arturo Ortiz,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed November 17, 2025, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4895.