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

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.
Date: November 8, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ray A. Gano to John J. Herrera - 1979-06-08]

Description: Letter from Ray A. Gano dated June 8, 1979 and printed on League of United Latin American Citizens letterhead. The letter informs recipients that, due to family obligations, Gano will not be able to make it to the 50th Anniversary National Convention to be held in Houston. Below the typed text of the letter is a handwritten note to John J. Herrera from Gano. It reads, "Please help us, you are a man of principle and ethics, consider what happened to Arizona during Joe Benites' term - Again we mu… more
Date: June 8, 1979
Creator: Gano, Ray A.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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