[Legal document hiring attorneys to file a suit against the Texas Prison System on behalf of George Ramirez]

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Legal document of George Ramirez hiring attorneys, Ralph Estrada of Tuscon, Arizona, A.L. Wirin of Los Angeles, California, and John J. Herrera of Houston, Texas. Wirin and Herrera will prosecute a lawsuit against the Texas Prison System and the State of Texas for confining Ramirez to a segregated Prison Farm. Ramirez was convicted of rape in Matagorda, Texas and receiving a penalty of ten years in prison.

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2 p. ; 37 cm.

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Legal document of George Ramirez hiring attorneys, Ralph Estrada of Tuscon, Arizona, A.L. Wirin of Los Angeles, California, and John J. Herrera of Houston, Texas. Wirin and Herrera will prosecute a lawsuit against the Texas Prison System and the State of Texas for confining Ramirez to a segregated Prison Farm. Ramirez was convicted of rape in Matagorda, Texas and receiving a penalty of ten years in prison.

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2 p. ; 37 cm.

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A. L. Wirin & George I. Sanchez Correspondence re Discrimination, 1954-1955

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Correspondence and personal items of John J. Herrera, a notable lawyer and civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans. Known for his role in desegregating schools, he fought the exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens on juries.

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Ramirez, George. [Legal document hiring attorneys to file a suit against the Texas Prison System on behalf of George Ramirez], legal document, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248780/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.

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