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Candy Torres in a NASA Panel
Candy Torres is participating in a NASA press conference. She is sitting in the panel with a navy suit, surrounded by fellow co-workers. -
To Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Fidencia R. Estrello, Febrero 16 de 1944
Letter from Fidencia R. Estrello to Alonso S. Perales detailing racial discrimination and segregation faced by her children and other children of Mexican descent in an Ganado, Texas school. -
Handwritten note related to housing developers, H.C. Sherman, Thurman Barrett, Mortgage Loan & Agency Co. [n.d.].
Handwritten note related to those housing developers who were practicing discrimination. -
To Lic. Perales, From Francisco Echavarria, 2-18-1944
Letter from Francisco Echavarría to Alonso S. Perales, in which he informs the latter of the segregated schools in Cameron, Texas. -
To Honorable Herbert L. Davis, From Alonso S. Perales, Dec. 13, 1933
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. -
To Señor Alonso S. Perales From Eduardo Cazares, 15 Julio - 41
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. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, April 9, 1947.
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. -
To Mr. Simon Casady, Editor, Valley Evening Monitor, From Alonso S. Perales, April 5, 1947
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. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, Davis, Wright & Perales, From Simon Casady, Publisher, Valley Evening Monitor, August 20, 1941.
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. -
To Mr. Alonso S. Perales, From William B. Carssow, Legislature of Texas, February 19, 1937
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.