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To Señor Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From D. Vargas, February 16, 1944

Item

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Dublin Core

Title

To Señor Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From D. Vargas, February 16, 1944

Subject

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

Description

Letter from D. Vargas to Alonso S. Perales listing public establishments where people of Mexican descent are discriminated, including Palace Theatre, Hagans Barber Shop, Spur Barber Shop, Cayces Barber Shop, Johnsons Barber Shop, City Drug Co., Red Front Drug, and Nunnly Cafe. Additionally, Vargas mentions there is two dentists in the area that segregate patients of Mexican descent.

Creator

Vargas, D.

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

pera0493

Coverage

Spur (Tex.)

Citation

Vargas, D., “To Señor Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From D. Vargas, February 16, 1944,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4907.