[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the United States Justice Department - November 8, 1979] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the United States Justice Department - November 8, 1979]
  • Series Title Mario Marcel Salas Papers

Creator

  • Author: Salas, Mario Marcel
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1979-11-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department. He writes with an urgent tone, as word has spread of a possible march by the Ku Klux Klan. A radio personality, a city councilman, and an organization protesting a housing project have all been linked to the event. Fears of Klan members carrying weapons and enacting violence pose additional threats.
  • Physical Description: [1] p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Politics
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: Black Coalition on Mass Media
  • Keyword: Citizens Active in San Antonio
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Clubs and Organizations - Ku Klux Klan
  • Keyword: United States Justice Department
  • Keyword: Van Archer, Henry

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1979-11-08

Collection

  • Name: Texas Cultures Online
    Code: TCO

Institution

  • Name: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UTSA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: UTSA_MS142-05-07-001
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth290847
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