9 10 1713 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/286/pera0018.jpg 68f0706a3381016fa02c781ccff85821 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/286/pera0018_001.jpg d4905abd677af511251888103929a5b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 30, 1939 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Garcia, Octavio R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. G, 049-050. 1p. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939-07-30 Relation A related resource To Sr. Octavio R. Garcia, from [Alonso S. Perales], Agosto 25 de 1939. To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 23, 1939. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0018 Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS HISPANIC Americans--education MEXICAN Americans DISCRIMINATION in education DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Description An account of the resource A repeat letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant LOCKHART (Tex.) SAN Antonio (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [handwritten in pencil: [with 7-23-1939 (1)]] Octavio R. Garciía, P.O. Box 653 Lockhart, Texas, Julio 30, 1939. Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, 1015 Howard St. San Antonio, Texas Muy estimado St: le escribo la presente, con el objeto de hacerle saber a Ud. muy atentamente; que , habiéndo recibido su muy atenta carta de fecha 5 de Julio, de este año. La que contesté el día 6, incluyendo los informes que Ud. deseaba; y, que, no habiéndo recivido ninguna respuesta de parte de Ud.. El día 23, le escribí una carta dándole los informes que Ud. pedía, así como nuestra aseguranza de que quizá por el motivo de que nuestra carta de fecha 6, se hubiese extraviado por la razón que iba dirijída [dirigida] a su oficina en el Gunter Bldg. Ahora al no haber recibido contestación a ninguna de nuestras dos cartas, lo único que podemos suponer es, que alguna persona ó algunas personas mal intencionadas de esta ciudad, hayan interseptado ó destruído esas cartas que iban como la primera que le mandamos a Ud. debidamente rotuladas, y con el correspondiente retorno. En las anteriores cartas así como en esta; además de mandarle a Ud. los informes que pedía, le damos nuestras más expresivas gracias por sus bondadosas palabras de aliento y amistád con las que Ud. nos honra en su muy atenta carta. El día 9 de Junio, el Sr. Patrick E. King, uno de los miembros del Consejo Escolar, me escribió una carta diciendo que deseaba hablar conmigo acerca de la situación escolar. El día 12 de Junio, sostuvo una entrevista con él los Sres. J.E. Connolly, miembro del Consejo Escolar, y R.L. Williams, Superintendente del distrito escolar. Discutiendo los diferente aspectos de las malas condisiones escolares de la escuela "NAVARRO", y diciendo ellos que el Consejo Escolar había acordado construir un edificio nuevo y moderno para la niñes [niñez] México-Americana de esa escuela tan pronto como obtuvieran un préstamo de la P.W.A. del Gobierno Federal. Pero, como era casi seguro que este proyecto no podía ser terminado en este año, prometían añadir dos cuartos mas a la escuela; asignar dos maestros mas y poner un "janitor" en la escuela. Prometiendo que estas mejoras serían de carácter temporal, mientras se construía el nuevo edificio. El día 13 de Junio, el Sr. Juan M Rios y yo, fuimos a la oficina del Sr. King, con el objeto de cerrar el trato, advirtiéndole que la P.T.A. que nosotros representabamos, deseaba que el Consejo Escolar nos diese por escrito su promesa. El Sr. King, nos prometió que nos daría la respuesta en unos cuantos días. [page 2] [handwritten in pencil: [with 7-23-1939 (2)]] El día 19 de Junio, me presenté en la oficina del Sr. King, preguntándole si el Consejo Escolar había resuelto algo sobre el asunto. Contestando el Sr. King, que el Consejo se negaba a firmar, y que ellos todo lo que podían hacer sería agregar dos cuartos y dos maestros, y no les importaba lo que pensara la P.T.A. de la escuela "NAVARRO" de las condiciones sanitarias de la Escuela. Creémos Sr. Perales, que Ud. comprenderá que con esta clase de personas es imposible tener ninjun arreglo: pues se consideran demasiado superiores a sus conciudadanos de origen México-Americano. Así es que mucho le agradeceríamos el que nos indicara Ud. la mejor manera de arreglar este importánte asunto. Su muy Atto. y S.S. [signed] Octavio R. García Cartas Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en la educación Garcia, Octavio R. Hispanoamericanos -- Educación Mexicoamericanos Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/287/pera0019.jpg f96ca98bd427e45379bd619b191eeed9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Sr. Octavio R. Garcia, from [Alonso S. Perales], Agosto 25 de 1939 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [Perales, Alonso S.] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. G, 055-055. 1p. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939-08-25 Relation A related resource To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 30, 1939 To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 23, 1939 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0019 Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS HISPANIC Americans--education DISCRIMINATION in education RACE discrimination in education DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans DISCRIMINATION against Latin Americans Description An account of the resource Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Octavio R. García, providing advice as to how to deal with the unfufilled promises of the School Board to improve the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant LOCKHART (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ------- G-7129 Agosto 25 de 1939. Sr. Octavio R. García P.O. Box 653, Lockhart, Texas. Muy estimado Sr. Garcia: En primer lugar le ruego me dispense mi demora en escribirle. He estado sumamente ocupado en asuntos de mi profesioón. Refiriéndose nuevamente al asunto que tienen ustedes pendiente con el Consejo Escolar de Lockhart, les sugiero que la Comisión de ustedes vaya a conferenciar con el St. Patrick E. Kind. Si es posible, tengan una entrevista oficial con todo el Consejo Escolar al mismo tiempo. Tal vez el Sr. King pueda arreglar dicha entrevista. En esa entrevista pregúntale al Consejo si pueden ustedes contar con dos cuartos más y dos maestros adicionales para el próximo período de escuela, y con una nueva escrula más allá cuando se consiga el préstamo de la P.W.A. Si les dicen que sí, acepten ustedes la proposición, y díganles que están bien, que van a contar con esas mejoras. Si no cumplen, pues me avisan para sugerirles lo que, en mi concepto, más convenga hacer. En vista de que dichos señores no se rehusan a remediar la situación sino que prometen hacer algo ahora y algo más después, creo que más vale no ir más allá por ahora sino darles la oportunidad a que cumplan la promesa inmediata, a saber, la de los dos cuartos y los dos maestros. Y luego pueden ustedes seguir pidiendo hasta que por fin se les proporcionen todas las facilidades a que tienen derecho. Cuando un Consejo asuma la actitud de que NADA puede hacer, yo aconseje que sin perdida de tiempo se dirijan [dirigan] al Superintendete de Escuelas del Estado (el Dr. L.A. Woods), en Austin, Texas. Pero me parece que en el caso que nos ocupa el Consejo tiene la intención de remediar la situación, aunque gradualmente o sea poco a poco. En cuanto al "Janitor", pues no entiendo como un Consejo Escolar puede negarse a proporcionar tal servicio. No importa que nos señores no quieran dar la promesa por escrito. Yendo varios de ustedes, habra testigos para probar que prometieron mejorar la situación. Una vez más los felicito a todos muy sinceramente por el empeño que han demostrado en el adelanto y bienestar de nuestra niñez escolar de Lockhart, y me suscrito de ustedes muy atento y s.s. Cartas Discriminación contra Latinos Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en la educación Discriminación racial en la educación Garcia, Octavio R. Hispanos Americanos -- educación http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/288/pera0020.jpg e9be8cddfd9a0f9e303143fcce95ea45 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/288/pera0020_001.jpg 75c761eb9fdac0e4a157195011b33345 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/288/pera0020_002.jpg 366945cd8764a5149a5b135531ff139e http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/288/pera0020_003.jpg d659daafc7c4daeb8998618c907703fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Alonso S. Perales, From Francisco Gonzalez, Septiembre 22, 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gonzalez, Francisco Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-09-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Letter from Francisco Gonzalez to Alonso S. Perales asking about discussions surrounding an anti-discrimination law in Texas. Gonzalez details the discrimination he and other people of Latino descent have experienced in Texas at public establishments. Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS DISCRIMINATION against Latin Americans RACE discrimination - public establishments DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans ETHNIC discrimination LAW MILITARY PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant HAMLIN (Tex.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. Box: 1, Folder: 34, Item: 2. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Hamlin Texas Septiembre 22-1941 Sr. Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales Muy Sr. mio: hace algun tiempo que e [he] venido leyendo sus interesantes articulos que publica la Prensa de San Antonio, Tex. Recientemente se referia Ud. a los umillamientos [humillamientos] de que somos objeto los mexicanos y todos los demas latino americanos, creo que digo ud algo de una ley, que entonces estaba siendo estudiada por la legislatura de Texas, Ya cual protejeria los latino americanos de tales umillaciones [humillaciones], pues yo quiciera saber si dicha ley por fin fue [page 2] aprovada. Yo soy nacido en el estado de Texas. Hijo de padres mexicanos tengo veinte y cinco años de edad me registre para el servicio miliatar y si no fuese por el hecho de que soy casado yo estaria dando mi servicio a nuestro gobierno. como ciudadano que soy. Mas lo malo es que nuestra ciudadania no es reconocida mas que en casos como esta que el gobierno nececita de hombres. y en nuestra vida civil seguimos siendo umillados[humillados] por aqui en el oeste de Texas no se nos admite en ningun restaurant hoteles barberias y mucho menos en picinas o baños publicos [page 3] nada menos este dia fui echando[hechado] fuera de un restaurant la dueña me dijo que no queria darle de comer a un mexicano en su establecimiento, por que despues iban todos y que no queria que restarant se llenase de mexicanos y negros. A mi, Sr. Licenciado me hervia la sangre me resisti a salir por un momento pero luego cedi. que [strikeout] podia yo hacer. recorde sus articulos que he leido, y pense escribirle y pedirle su ayuda. y no solamente esto si no que algunos dueños de establecimientos [page 4] publicos ponen rotulos en sus puertas, donde dice "no mexicans" Seran estas las tacticas de los norteamericanos, para ganar se la buena voluntad de los paises latinos? de la cual creo vastante [bastante] neceidad tendran en el desgraciado caso de una guerra. Si Ud cree que debo dirijirme [dirigirme] a otras personas para pedir que se haga justicia le rgueo me mande decir a quien devo [debo] dirijirme. Su attn y S.S. Francisco Gonzalez Cartas Discriminación contra Latinos Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación étnica Discriminación racial en establecimientos públicos Gonzalez, Francisco Ley Militar Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/290/pera0022.jpg 8d235438d57421c11a7619d45b8d8012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From William B. Carssow, Legislature of Texas, February 19, 1937 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carssow, William B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. C-D, p032-032. 1p, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-02-19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0022 Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 CARSSOW, William B., 1911- CAMPAIGN promises Description An account of the resource Letter to Alonso S. Perales from William B. Carssow, State Representative of Texas stating how he favors equal representation. It was a promise he made to the people of San Antonio during his political campaign. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant AUSTIN (Tex.) SAN Antonio (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Legislature of Texas [Header] House of Representatives Austin WM. B Carrsow Brady Building San Antonio Committees Judiciary State of Affairs Livestock & Stock Raising Public Health Privileges, Elections and Suffrages February 19, 1937 Mr. Alonso S. Perales 614 Gunter Building San Antonio, Texas Dear Mr. Perales: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 17th. I have always been in favor of equal representation. This I told the people of San Antonio during my campaign, and I certainly do not intend to break the promise that I made up to them when I said that I would favor it. You can be assured that I will be glad to see Dr. Manuel at any time that he de- sires to pay me a call. With best wishes, I remain Yours very truly, William B. Carssow [Handwritten signature] William B. Carssow WBC: KEH [Handwritten] 3-27-37 to Mr. Carssow [Handwritten note - Illegible] Carssow, William B. Cartas Perales, Alonso S. Promesas de campaña http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/291/pera0023.jpg b0340fd0997a290934ea1d460e8fcd4e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Simon Casady, Publisher, Valley Evening Monitor, August 20, 1941. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Casady, Simon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. C-D, p035-035. 1p, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-08-20 Relation A related resource Arte Publico Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0023 Description An account of the resource Letter from Simon "Si" Casady, publisher of the Valley Evening Monitor, to Alonso S. Perales, thanking him for writing in support of the newspaper's editorial on racial discrimination. Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 RACE discrimination Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant SAN Antonio (Tex.) MCALLEN (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPER IN AMERICA'S RICHEST AGRICULTURAL COUNTY VALLEY EVENING MONITOR MCALLEN, TEXAS August 20, 1941 Mr. Alonso S. Perales Davis, Wright & Perales Suite 714, Gunter Bldg. San Antonio, Texas Dear Mr. Perales: Your recent letter concerning our editorial on racial discrimination was most kind and deeply appreciated. In addition to being personally encouraging, such letters as yours afford a much needed incentive to newspapers to go on rendering what service they can in the interests of freedom, tolerance and brotherhood. It is one of my hopes for this section of the country that education--plus time--gradually will erase the distasteful race consciousness which now exists. Sincerely yours, [signed] S Casady Si Casady [Simon Casady] Publisher sc/hs Cartas Casady, Simon "Si" Discriminación racial Perales, Alonso S. Valley Evening Monitor http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/292/pera0024.jpg 68a0b2d762e92560bb9982679b5331ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Mr. Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 5, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. C-D, p038-038. 1p, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-04-05 Relation A related resource To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Si Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, April 9, 1947. To Mr. Si Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 24, 1947 To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Si Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, May 10, 1947 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0024 Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 AUTHORSHIP FEATURE writing TEXAS. Good Neighbor Commission PUBLISH-a-book Description An account of the resource Letter to Simon "Si" Casady, Editor of the Valley Evening Monitor from Alonso S. Perales. Alonso S. Perales had decided to publish a book in English, that included 100 affidavits regarding cases of discrimination against those of Mexican descent. Alonso S. Perales asked Simon Casady if he could contribute an article for his book. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant MCALLEN (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 5, 1947. Mr. Simon Casady Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, McAllen, Texas. Dear Mr. Casady: I have decided to publish, in English, about 100 affidavits which I have in my file regarding Mexican descent in Texas. Other evidence of such conditions will also be included. This presentation of facts will be [prefaced] by about four articles written by Anglo-Americans and about [found] by Latin-Americans. The articles will condemn the discrimination and will point out the remedy as the authors see it. I believe that these facts must be made known to the Anglo-American people of Texas in order that they may be aroused and perhaps do something about it. As the situations stands now, some people say they did not know such discrimination existed, others think they are just a few isolated cases not worthy of notice. Yet the fact remains that in spite of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas and nothwithstanding all the goodwill banquets and speeches, discrimination againsst persons of Mexican descent in Texas is increasing. I have the evidence and I intend to publish it. Now, I ha ve read some of your articles, and, therefore, I know exactly where you stand on this question. What I wish to know now is whether you would be good enough to send me an article of say 1000 words for said book. If so, will you kindly send it to me at your earliest convenience, as the book will go to press soon. Among these will contribute articles for the book will be His Excellency [Robert] E. Lucey, Archbishop of San Antonio, Dr. Carlos E. Castañ[eda] [Missing part of the name] Professor of History of the University of Texas, Mr. [Part of name Ro - missing rest] Smith, Chairman, Texas Good Neighbor Commission. Thank you for an early reply, I [missing] Sincerely [missing yours] Alonso Autoría Cartas Crónica Perales, Alonso S. Publicar-un-libro Texas. Good Neighbor Commission Valley Evening Monitor http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/293/pera0025.jpg 725eb0762fa2adb22bdc4a8b590f0f72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, April 9, 1947. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Casady, Simon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. C-D, p039-039. 1p, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-04-09 Relation A related resource Arte Publico Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 To Mr. Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 5, 1947. To Mr. Si Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 24, 1947. To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Si Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, May 10, 1947 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0025 Subject The topic of the resource FEATURE writing LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 AUTHORSHIP Description An account of the resource Letter from Simon "Si" Casady, Editor of the Valley Evening Monitor’s to Alonso S. Perales. Perales asked Si Casady to contribute an article to his book and he accepted. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant MCALLEN (Tex.) SAN Antonio (Tex.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [Header - VEM Valley Evening Monitor McAllen, Texas] April 9, 1947 Mr. Alonso S. Perales Suite 714 Gunter Building San Antonio 5, Texas Dear Mr. Perales: I feel very much honored to be asked to contribute an article to your book and will submit something in the very near future. Not knowing yet what this article will contain exactly I would like to say here that you should feel at perfect liberty to de- lete, condense, edit, or completely omit the article if it does not happen to fulfil your requirements in any way. Sincerely yours, [Si Casady - handwritten] Si Casady, Editor SC:r Autoría Cartas Casady, Simon "Si" Crónica Perales, Alonso S. Valley Evening Monitor http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026.jpg 385718d187f5d4d0c6d38329ec9e78aa http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026_001.jpg b3a238f571f12e0b10c7485f2b2c16c4 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026_002.jpg e7b3bbc32cd6ebdb482a42f18e1d96a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Señor Alonso S. Perales From Eduardo Cazares, 15 Julio - 41 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cazares, Eduardo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-07-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Eduardo Cazares, which recounts the discrimination faced by Cleto Champion, two others, and himself at the Broadway Service Station in McAllen, Texas. They were not allowed to drink water at the gas station because of their ethnicity. Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS DISCRIMINATION ETHNIC discrimination DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans RACE discrimination - public establishments PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant MCALLEN (Tex.) PHARR (Tex.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Pha[illegible, tear: Pharr] Texas 15. Julio-41 Señor Alonso S. Perales Respetable Señor Perales me he dado cuenta por la prensa en días pasados que Ud. esta en favor de la raza de origen mexicano. Señor Perales hoy fecha 15 de Julio en la Ciudad de McAllen. Tex. Fuimos a Una estación de gasolina a tomar agua y nos dijo el dueño o encargado del lugar que no tomar agua alli que fueramos a tomar agua al lugar donde ibamos. Señor Perales el bombre del dueño es este W.E. HESTER, el de la estación es este Broadway Service Station en McAllen Tex. [page 2] pues nosotros abiamos pasado a la ofician de trabajo rejistrarnos [registrarnos] para el trabajo del govierno [gobierno] que estan para principiar y ese lugar esta media cuadra de la oficina de trabajo. Señor Perales le abisamos a Ud. por tratarse que toca la casualidad que los cuatro que fuimos a ese lugar donde nos negaron el agua somos ciudadanos de este pais y creemos que tenemos derecho para tomar agua donde la encuentremos no digo en ese lugar asta en otro mejor la razon es porque somos mexicanos y nada mas. los que fuimos: Eduardo Casarez, Cleto Champion de Pharr y dos mas de San Juan, Tex. [page 3] Señor Perales no es primer ves [vez] que pasan estos casos. unicamente que muchos de nosotros no damos cuenta ¿pero ya cuando en un lugar de estos nos niegan la agua para tomar que esperamos mas alla? apreciariamos muchisimo que Ud. desida esto y quedo de Ud. su atento y S.S. [signed] Eduardo Cazarez Cartas Cazares, Eduardo Discriminación Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación étnica Discriminación racial en establecimientos públicos Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/295/pera0027.jpg ac1e838c148af13eda1392fe1b1c2bf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Honorable Herbert L. Davis, From Alonso S. Perales, Dec. 13, 1933 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-12-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Letter written by Alonso S. Perales on behalf of his client, Juan Padrón, in which he asks Herbert L. Davis why Padrón has been denied employment. Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 DISCRIMINATION in employment Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0027 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. [Handwritten – Illegible] Seberino Iruegar 215 Great St [Illegible - handwritten] 104-5 Cassiano Bldg. Dec. 13, 1933. Honorable Herbert L. Davis, Acting Bexar County Relief Administrator, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Mr. Davis: I am attaching hereto a letter with reference to Mr. Juan Padron who although he declared his intention to become an Americ n citizen as far back as April 11, 1932, has been denied employment by your organization. Kindly advise me immediately by letter or telephone (Garfield 2653) whether nor Mr. Padron is eligible for employment, and if so, how soon he will be returned to work. He was already employed by your Board, but was dismissed on Friday, Dec. 9, 1933, on the ground that he is an alien. His card number is 7290. It is very important that these people be informed once for all times in unmistakable terms whether or not they are eligible for employment. On the other hand, if they are eligible for employ-ment, they should not be discriminated against merely because they are Mexicans. I am also sending you two memoranda with reference to cases of aliens who children are all American born. I want to know whether or not your Board can issue a ruling to the effect that in cases like these, a member of the family who is a United States citizen may be given employment and thus relieve the situation. As the [situation/matter – handwritten] stands now, children who are American citizens are being deprived of a fairly decent living merely because their father is an alien. It is very important tht I have the above informa-tion this afternoon, if you can possibly let me have same, as our organization is having a meeting to-night, and I should like very much to be in a position to discuss the matter intelligently. Thank you in advance, I remain Sincerely yours ASP/lg Cartas Davis, Herbert L. Discriminación en el empleo Perales, Alonso S. http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/296/pera0028.jpg dc0231cdacf75d6348a92da652ac3f92 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/296/pera0028_001.jpg 26ce4259ae846f3b5598ee88ee06c968 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Lic. Perales, From Francisco Echavarria, 2-18-1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Echavarria, Francisco Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-02-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 MEXICAN Americans DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans DISCRIMINATION in education RACE discrimination UNITED States--Southwestern states. SEGREGATION MEXICAN Americans--Education Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Collection: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960. E-F, p001-002. 2p., University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Letter from Francisco Echavarría to Alonso S. Perales, in which he informs the latter of the segregated schools in Cameron, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant CAMERON (Tex.) MILAM County (Tex.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0028 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cameron Texas -2-18-1944 Sr. Lic. Perales Estimado Sr. perdone que no soll [soy] digno De presentar a Ud. mi mal escrita carta Soy hombre sensillo [sencillo] campezino [campesino] de 1910 a la Fecha presente soll [soy] residente de el condado Milam cavesera [cabezera] Cameron y en esa siudad [ciudad]. Se en cuentra [encuetra] completa segregasion [segregación] para Nosotros los Mexicanos en la escuela Alta. seven [Se ven] que van algunos niños pero Se tiene es cuela [escuela] por separada onde [donde] asen [hacen] Sus primeros estudios en el mismo Condado all [hay] escuelas rurales que no prinsipian [principian] asta [hasta] enero [illegible] anunsian [anuncian] que en Marzo termina por que all [hay] [illegible: menos] trabajo que aser [hacer]. Llo [Yo] comprendo que all [hay] es cases [escases] De jente [gente] para el trabajo. pero llo [yo] lo ago [hago] de su conosimiento [conocimiento]. en la siudad [ciudad] all [hay] Lugares que alos [a los] nuestros los an [han] golpeado en el sinamatografo [cinematógrafo] nostienen [nos tienen] fila de Asientos por separado a la isquierda [izquierda] si en Cuentran [encuentran] [illegible: su estros] asientos en [illegible: farías] tiendas de rropa no senos [se nos] permite el provarnos traje para comprar. en lugar de mandarle a Ud. nombres de propetarios [propietarios] y nombres de Establesimientos [establecimientos] diré á Ud que en la [page 2] (1) Siudad [Ciudad] y [illegible] somos distingudos [distinguidos.] Nosé [No sé], rrespetable [respetable] siudadano [ciudadano] como estara la Gran union, ni tampoco me esplico [explico] que Error abra [habrá] en la [illegible: dell] de EEUU. Que Nuestra sangre sederrama [se derrama] atorrentes [a torrentes] en El campo de batalla por el rrespeto [respeto] derecho y justisia [justicia] y aun no se anfijado [han fijado] que Nuestro Mexico se en cuentra [encuentra] en el continente Americano por lo tanto somos los Mexicanos por la boluntad [voluntad] de Dios. Ligítimos Americanos. Perdone Ud. Sr. lic. Perales mi falta De obtogragia [ortografía] y forma no ise sino Ovedeserlo [obedecer lo] y me despido de Ud. Su atento amigo y S.S. Francisco Echavarría R 1 B. 189 Cameron, Texas. Cartas Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación en la educación Discriminación racial Echavarria, Francisco Estados Unidos--Estados suroeste Mexicoamericanos Mexicoamericanos -- Educación Perales, Alonso S. Segregación