Title | Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Franklin Deleno Roosevelt |
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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.” |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 2010-002, Box 5, Folder 4 |
Original Collection | Alonso S. Perales Papers |
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 |
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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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