[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ] (open access)

[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ]

Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), written by Mario Marcel Salas. It discusses the case of Webb Boyd, a black man murdered by two security guards, and recent news in the trial of his killers, NAACP involvement, and community support.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Student National Coordinating Committee News Bulletin] (open access)

[Student National Coordinating Committee News Bulletin]

News bulletin by members of the Student National Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C). It contains two articles, written by Carlos Richardson and Mario Marcel Salas. Richardson's piece talks at length about the ongoing issues of racism and prejudice in the San Antonio community. Salas discusses his recent arrest at Hawthorne Junior High School for disorderly conduct.
Date: 1969
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel & Richardson, Carlos
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John Sanders of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Ed Cheviot, general manager of KMOL-TV. They write the day after a press conference was held to discuss racist remarks by Suzanne Hildebrand. They blame Mr. Cheviot for sending a panel member who was rude, insensitive, and walked out during the conference.
Date: February 19, 1986
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Greene, Rick & Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, John Sanders, and Rick Greene to United States Department of Justice - March 13, 1982]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John H. Sanders from Organizations United for Eastside Development to the civil rights division at the United States Department of Justice. The organization leaders are writing to request an investigation into an incident between Amtrak security personnel and Charlene Mitchell and Mike Welch, who were allegedly drugged, attacked, and charged with public drunkenness.
Date: March 13, 1982
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Sanders, John H. & Greene, Rick
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - December 7, 1983]

Mailgram letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to representative Henry B. Gonzalez. He writes to thank him for beginning an impeachment process for President Reagan that began with differences over his foreign policies. Specifically, Sanders condemns the United States involvement in Grenada and Lebanon.
Date: December 7, 1983
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders to Henry B. Gonzalez - July 13, 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), to congressman Henry B. Gonzalez. The letter was written as a follow-up, and as a request for help, after Sanders met Gonzalez in Washington D. C. over problems brewing in the San Antonio community. It would seem that the City Manager and members of its staff made concerted efforts to undermine urban development, community centers, and other services that would have been beneficial to San Antonio's marginalized ethnic communities.
Date: July 13, 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Michael Haskins Press Release] (open access)

[Michael Haskins Press Release]

Page one of an incomplete press statement released by the Organizations United for Eastside Development. The document discusses the killing of Michael Haskins by police officers, and a badly timed apology asked for by the San Antonio Officers Association after their mayor visited Haskins' grieving family.
Date: 1981
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Statement of Occasion] (open access)

[OUED Statement of Occasion]

Statement of Occasion by John H. Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The document invites interested parties to the State Conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, a conference of various workshops to address issues facing minorities.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sanders, John H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas to Benjamin Hooks - 1979]

Letter from John H. Sanders and Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development to Benjamin Hooks, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). They are writing to request that a member of the national board - S. L. Deckard - be expelled for his support of Fred Semaan. An attorney by trade, Mr. Semaan provided the defense for two security guards charged with the voluntary manslaughter of Webb Eugene Boyd, whose murder was seen by many members of the San Antonio community as racially motivated.
Date: 1979
Creator: Sanders, John H. & Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton to John Sanders - August 28, 1981]

Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.
Date: August 28, 1981
Creator: Sutton, G. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Fredric A. Weiss to SAMC Board - August 20, 1980]

Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.
Date: August 20, 1980
Creator: Weiss, Fredric A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents] (open access)

[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents]

Several correspondences involving KAPE radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). The focus of the documents is a dispute between the BCMM and KAPE, in which the BCMM tried to revoke the broadcaster's license. Also included is KAPE's effort to dismiss the BCMM, a deadline extension by the FCC, and various affidavits made on behalf of the BCMM.
Date: 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio] (open access)

[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio]

Petition put out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) asking for signatures in their fight against KAPE radio. The San Antonio broadcasters have been criticized by the BCMM for adversely representing the needs of the black community.
Date: March 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Agenda for November Meeting] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Agenda for November Meeting]

November meeting agenda for Black Coalition on Mass Media. Four tasks are listed, and three additional ones have been hand-written at the bottom of the page.
Date: November 29, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media By-Laws] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media By-Laws]

Typed by-laws of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization professing to improve the ways in which the media interacts and represents the African-American community. There are seven articles explaining regulations, policies, and other material about the organization's composition.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes]

Minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization for the betterment of African-American representation in the media. The document contains lists on issues discussed and the names of those present.
Date: July 12, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974]

Hand-written minutes for a March 1974 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Some of the content on the page, however, is difficult to read.
Date: March 6, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Mission Statement] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Mission Statement]

Mission statement for the Black Coalition on Mass Media, where five statements explain the organization's purpose. According to these statements, the Coalition is broadly concerned with improving and changing the ways in which media outlets interact, affect, or touch on the lives of black men and women.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Press Statement] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Press Statement]

Press statement released by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization with the intent to better how the mass media represents and interacts with the African-American community. The statement explains their basic purpose and goes on to specify a particular grievance with KAPE radio, which they see as exploitative and damaging.
Date: October 30, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Promotional Material] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Promotional Material]

Announcement by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization fighting for the betterment of African-American representation in the media, asking people to join in their struggle. Hand-written notations have been made in blue ink, editing and fixing the prose of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Schedule for People's Unity Festival] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Schedule for People's Unity Festival]

Schedule of events for the First Annual People's Unity Festival, spearheaded by the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Two pages provide information on gospels, speakers, and accompanying times.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Easter Sunday Invitation from Black Coalition on Mass Media] (open access)

[Easter Sunday Invitation from Black Coalition on Mass Media]

Invitation sent out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media for an Easter Sunday event to be held at Pittman Sullivan Park. The invitation was sent out to church groups which may have been interested in participating and setting up concession booths after a nominal fee was paid. Contact Information for the Coalition is given at the bottom.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eastside Investigative Program Proposal] (open access)

[Eastside Investigative Program Proposal]

Tentative proposal for the Eastside Legal Investigative Program, a project to gather and collect resources to help black men and women in case of criminal offenses; particularly, when they have been wrongly accused. The plan outlines functions, structure, fiscal issues, client legibility, and more.
Date: June 12, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History