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Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960;. Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Franklin Deleno Roosevelt - Page 1. November 16, 1944. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. April 20, 2018. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/perales/item/48/show/46.

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Title	Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Franklin Deleno Roosevelt
Creator (LCNAF)	Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Place of Creation (TGN)	San Antonio, Texas
Date	November 16, 1944
Description	Typewritten letter, carbon copy, by Alonso S. Perales as Director General of the League of Loyal Americans, dated San Antonio, Texas, November 16, 1944, to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perales asks for an appointment to discuss discrimination “practiced against Mexicans, including soldiers of Mexican American descent,” a situation he states is “becoming worse every day.”
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Mexican Americans
Subject.Topical (AAT)	activists
Subject.Topical (Local)	United States. President.
Subject.Name (LCNAF)	Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	San Antonio, Texas Washington (D.C.)
Genre (AAT)	letters (correspondence)
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Location	ID 2010-002, Box 5, Folder 4
Original Collection	Alonso S. Perales Papers
Original Collection URL	http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=436
Digital Collection	Selections from the Alonso S. Perales Papers
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/perales
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner. Permission to publish or reprint this resource must be requested from Arte Publico Press at https://artepublicopress.com/permissions/.
File Name	index.cpd
Conference	In Defense of My People: Alonso S. Perales and the Development of Mexican American Public Intellectuals

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