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[Clipping: ANC: Freedom struggle]
Newspaper clipping of the second page of an article titled, "ANC: Freedom struggle" in the San Antonio Light discussing the struggles with securing permission to visit South Africa and Nelson Mandela's recent visit to the United States.
Date:
July 23, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Area ANC members, black leaders rejoice]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Area ANC members, black leaders rejoice," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. Several community leaders shared reactions of joy at his release, and Mario Marcel Salas and Rick Marshall-Greene both state the continued need to sanctions against South Africa.
Date:
February 12, 1990
Creator:
Bonavita, Fred
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]
Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date:
March 27, 1991
Creator:
Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]
Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date:
March 27, 1991
Creator:
Garcia, James E.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Citizens should focus energy on more substantive problems]
Newspaper clipping of an opinion piece discussing the debate in San Antonio over whether the VIA Metropolitan Authority should attend a transportation conference in Tempe, Arizona.
Date:
January 9, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date:
March 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Class hears militants from SNCC speak on 400 year Negro suffering]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Class hears militants from SNCC speak on 400 year Negro suffering," discussing a visit by members of the Student National Coordinating Committee to Clyde Bullion's sociology class. The article is illegible in places and there is a handwritten note, "Tex. State University 1969" at the bottom of the article.
Date:
1969
Creator:
Smisek, Pam
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest" discussing the reaction of Hispanic and Italian-American cultural groups to the bill instituting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and eliminating Columbus Day as a paid holiday.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus still has his backers," in the Houston Post discussing a recent press conference held by Houston-area Hispanics, Italians, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Texas Jubilee Commission to protest the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Root, Jay
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Council [sc]raps VIA meeting]
Newspaper clippings of the article, "Council [sc]raps VIA meeting" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing a non-binding resolution passed by the San Antonio City Council urging VIA staffers not to attend a training conference in Tempe, Arizona because of Arizona's vote against a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The article also states the purpose and costs of attending the conference.
Date:
January 4, 1991
Creator:
Gonzalez, Susie Phillips
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: East Side leaders slam candidates]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "East Side leaders slam candidates," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the Organizations United for East Side Development non-endorsement of either candidates for president, Ronald Reagan and President Carter, or the democratic incumbent for Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector, Ben Shaw. The article includes details of Easter L. Clausen's firings from Shaw's office and the other discrimination suits filed against Shaw.
Date:
October 26, 1980
Creator:
Bersano, Bob
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Freedom fighter eludes definition]
Newspaper clipping of the editorial, "Freedom fighter eludes definition" in the San Antonio Light discussing America's involvement in violent revolutions in Nicaragua and Afghanistan and who is considered a freedom fighter by the American public. Cavazos also discusses the American general public's discomfort with Nelson Mandela's ties to Arafat, Castro, and Gadhafi and his refusal to disavow violence as an option in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
Cavazos, R. Daniel
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Houston Super Bowl Bid Hits MLK Holiday Snag]
Magazine clipping of the article, "Houston Super Bowl Bid Hits MLK Holiday Snag" in Jet Magazine discussing a potential appeal to the National Football League to boycott Houston as Super Bowl host if the state doesn't approve changing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday.
Date:
April 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change" in San Antonio Light, discussing the reactions of the Italian-American and Hispanic communities to replacement of Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
San Antonio Light
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: It's time to honor King with holiday]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "It's time to honor King with holiday," in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram discussing the State Senate bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a paid holiday for state employees and urging the Texas House of Representatives to also pass the bill.
Date:
April 13, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King Day receives tentative House OK]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "King Day receives tentative House OK," in the San Antonio Light discussing an informal vote on the bill to recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 23, 1991
Creator:
San Antonio Light
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King holiday gets initial House OK]
Newspaper clippings of the article, "King holiday gets initial House OK," in the Dallas Morning News, discussing the Texas House of Representatives passing of two bills, the first to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a paid holiday for state employees, and the second to lower the state tax on horse race wagering.
Date:
May 23, 1991
Creator:
Kilday, Anne Marie
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King holiday wins initial House vote]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "King holiday wins initial House vote," in San Antonio Express-News discussing the Texas Senate bill to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 23, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: King's name was disgraced by inappropriate protest]
Newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor written by Richard Sanchez discussing a protest organized to urge the VIA Metropolitan Transit to boycott an Arizona transit conference.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sanchez, Richard
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Lawmaker, opponent of MLK bill square off]
Newspaper clippings of the article, "Lawmaker, opponent of MLK bill square off" in San Antonio Express-News, discussing a heated exchange between David Martin and state representative Keith Oakley over the bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day an officially recognized state holiday.
Date:
May 14, 1991
Creator:
Smith, Richard
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mandela deputy to speak here Sunday]
Newspaper clippings of the article, "Mandela deputy to speak here Sunday," in the San Antonio Light discussing a fundraising event organized by the San Antonio Mandela Project at which Lyndall Shope-Mafole is scheduled to speak. Rev. Claude Black is quoted speaking about the role black Americans can contribute to the efforts to abolish apartheid.
Date:
July 17, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Mandela receives hero's welcome]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Mandela receives hero's welcome," discussing Mandela's recent visit to the United States and a press conference held by Rev. Hector Grant, Rev. C. W. Black, and Mario Salas announcing their plan to raise money for South Africans.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New law creates state holiday honoring MLK]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "New law creates state holiday honoring MLK," in the Austin American-Statesman, announcing that Governor Ann Richards has signed into law the bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday.
Date:
June 13, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Other Bills]
Newspaper clipping of the "Other Bills" section of the San Antonio Light, listing the status of bills in the most recent session of the state legislature with a brief discussion of each bills' contents. The passed bills include recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, insurance reform, and oil spill response.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History