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To Señor Lic. Alonso Perales, From Sr. Alejandro Jaramillo, February 16, 1944

Item

pera0488_page-0001.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

To Señor Lic. Alonso Perales, From Sr. Alejandro Jaramillo, February 16, 1944

Subject

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

Description

Letter from Alejandro Jaramillo to Alonso S. Perales informing him that in Coleman, Texas, the only establishments that serve people of Mexican descent are Victory Cafe, Fatty's Hamburger Stand, and a billiards hall. Additionally, Jaramillo mentions that students of Mexican descent are sent exclusively to a segregated school.

Creator

Jaramillo, Alejandro

Source

Date

1944-02-16

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

pera0488

Coverage

Coleman (Tex.)

Citation

Jaramillo, Alejandro, “To Señor Lic. Alonso Perales, From Sr. Alejandro Jaramillo, February 16, 1944,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed December 14, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4902.