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AMERICAN GI FGhtlM OF TEXAS
io .rv c f Directors ? e eti ng, Ed inb -rg, Texas
Decnausr 9, 1.0 51,
llu so let i.-i n s adoptee!
rtesolnnion ,o. I;
1RSAS: The report en titled "The Vlotbaok in the Lower Rio
Grande- V-.Hoy oi iexas* is t- conscientious, thorough, and well uoou
i?enfco st1?-"? of • rob lop i' •. Gpani sh~speoki ng popula tion was fully
a^-are of, bt- ••.'•. icb t rv h eke* sufficient data; and
'': 8fv o i i • ■ (i t%7 o o' . V re port hav e been corro-
bor te . •;><r ti i' v ' • of a n. e, the President's Commission
on Migratory Labar an . the Gladwin Hill articles!.n the '<o"> York
Tiees; and
i - : I " . «oe.r , Clen 1. Leonard, an,; Dr. George I.
H: nchez r* 1 • tie too cf their respective fie 16s in Sociology
and duration, and si noe Dr. Cane he?, in particular for many years
tiar ocn ■" r: ' -1 .ca in -is pre f e snion and has been reoognized
nation. 1. y j !• .i c, orivnte, and gov ramental agencies for his
£no b round on toe probi8ins affecting tne Spanish-speak-
i ng minority; and
HBRSAS; As t-neir on.'-.;;- mean* of combatting the Report vhich is
so da.x-.-3in io on. n, vented interests in the Rio Grs nde Vrlley have
start"-." ■ i|n of vilification and discredit against the report
Mow, th ■ rc r ore, be i t
n K L?S0i th t the American GI Forum of Texas urge ill Spanish-
speak,i n; c. i<in,e?• s fco beon.it■ of ti«e f:■ 1 se rropage. nd£ being dissenmi-
natad by tne vested i-'terete omo in one nny or * nothrr profit from
tne ourr t f e- r, ■ i,i;L io ' m' pa to rna 11 "-tic status quo in the Rio
Grande Volley*
=">o solution no. i':
.an-:; . <■ ' • a of-t;~ Spanish "ne^kin^ people, which oublisk
go 14y; report entiti n -'Tie etbc C '• n the Loner Rio Grande Valley
of ?*"xas* through the University 6f Texas Xrese; and
.• L.LL n : Toe U ivers ity of Texn • has for many years enjoyed
Co lote rend-- • c fro* dots with, tegazrds to research done on problems
aff rc-.i - •- "" :• - peani n£' Ino^ity gropj5, and has in fact encou-
rni : r ore s c: research, and has given Dr. George I. '*!&• c-
c ok, L 3. e L aero, 01 en e. Leonard/a->d nany other researchers
f u 11 1 o :: ; - i ? • t :nr o rk f re e f no a any she ciles; and
■ inn. .n: t:.e n.o -., .radio;,- -oodvard, chairman of the U ivorsity
lonrd of 1 nts, r c- ntly ro.-ffirrae the Lnivorsi y policy of full
aoasouis ire - on. -;on , therefore, be it
4L2CLV\D: tint the n^erieaM GrI Forum of Texas hail the Univers-
al ty of Ten. s, its 5oard of Regents, and its adminsitrative staff
and" faculty an tne greatest friend of the Spanish-speaking minority
has a ion;; stntc i stitutions and agencies. Be it further
REnoLV, D: That the n Deri can GI Forum of Texas urge nil Spanish-
speaking citizens to conbat t e campaign of smears and villification
non being carried en an inst the University of Texas by vested inte-
rested s in the Hie Grande Valley, which have been hurt by the
University1s search for trnth.
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American G.I. Forum. [Resolutions adopted by American GI Forum of Texas], text, December 9, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248790/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library.