[Petition to Free Angela Davis] (open access)

[Petition to Free Angela Davis]

Petition to free Angela Davis organized by the San Antonio Committee to Free Angela Davis, signed by twelve people.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press Release: The Murder of Webb Eugene Boyd (open access)

Press Release: The Murder of Webb Eugene Boyd

Press release from the Black Coalition on Mass Media discussing the murder of Webb Eugene Boyd and announcing that the Department of Justice will be called to investigate.
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of the Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela] (open access)

[Draft of the Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]

Draft of the program for Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela. The first page includes the title, date, location, and sponsoring organization and the second page has spaces labelled "About the ANC" and "About the Guest Speaker."
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Permission Slip for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Programs] (open access)

[Permission Slip for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Programs]

Permission form for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee programs for children in San Antonio Texas. The form is labelled "Breakfast Program for School Children" and includes breakfast, tutoring, day care center, and liberation school.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Victory at Last, Martin Luther King Bill Passes] (open access)

[Press Release: Victory at Last, Martin Luther King Bill Passes]

Press release issued by Frontline 2000 announcing the passage of Senate Bill 134 which established Martin Luther King Jr, Day as an official state holiday in Texas.
Date: May 28, 1991
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas]

Envelope addressed to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas stamped with "No such street number within delivery limits of Houston, Texas. Do not reuse envelope, Clerk No. 14." The return address is for John W. Stanford in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 11, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon (open access)

Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon

Notes for a speech given at the University of Texas at Austin against Israel's invasion of Lebanon. The speaker is from the executive committee of Organizations United for Eastside Development, and is most likely Mario Salas. The speech discusses the racial discrimination in the United States and compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa under apartheid.
Date: 1982?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation News] (open access)

[San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation News]

Statement made by San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation condemning the election in Rhodesia in 1979, calling it a "sham election" and asking readers to contact their senators regarding the issue.
Date: May 22, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, Press Conference Held December 27, 1978] (open access)

[Press Release, Press Conference Held December 27, 1978]

Press release announcing a press conference on December 27, 1978 regarding the shooting death of Webb Eugene Boyd and listing the involved elected officials, community organizations, and community members. "Mario Salas 824-5120" is written at the bottom of the release.
Date: December 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watergate-KAPEgate (open access)

Watergate-KAPEgate

Comic which shows the radio station KAPE and the Good Government League [GGL] exploiting the San Antonio community and using their profits to fund racist policies. The bottom of the comic states "If you have any complaints against the electronic media. For further info contact: Black Coalition Mass Media P.O. Box 893 San Antonio, Texas 78293 Speakers are available for your church or civic org."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
George L. Jackson Petition (open access)

George L. Jackson Petition

Petition to the United Nations to take jurisdiction of of the case of George L. Jackson and investigate his death in San Quentin Penitentiary. The petition is signed by nineteen people.
Date: 1971~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development's Statement on Candidates for  City Council District 2 Election] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development's Statement on Candidates for  City Council District 2 Election]

Document discussing the Organizations United for Eastside Development's position on three candidates for district 2 in the San Antonio City Council, Waymond Wilson, Henry G. Hadigian, and Joshua Smith. "1978-1979" is written in the upper right corner of the page.
Date: [1978..1979]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kinko's Fax From S. Matabane to Rev. Hector Grant, July 10, 1990] (open access)

[Kinko's Fax From S. Matabane to Rev. Hector Grant, July 10, 1990]

Kinko's fax cover sheet and fax checklist for a fax sent from S. Matabane to Rev. Hector Grant. The special instructions on the fax sheet read, "Bio for Mrs. Shope-Mafole."
Date: July 10, 1990
Creator: Matabane, S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, June 9, 1979] (open access)

[Press Release, June 9, 1979]

Press release discussing the guilty verdict returned by the jury in the trial regarding Webb Eugene Boyd's death. The release also comments on the racists tactics used by the defense and the social justice progress the guilty verdict represents.
Date: June 9, 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order Form for a Cast Aluminum Plaque] (open access)

[Order Form for a Cast Aluminum Plaque]

Order form from the Southwell Company for a cast aluminum plaque which will be the historic marker for the African American Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. The text for the plaque was written by Mario Salas and the artwork drawn by Tony Perez.
Date: September 24, 2008
Creator: The Southwell Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development] (open access)

[Letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development]

Paper printed with the letterhead of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The heading includes the names of the organization's leadership, the affiliated organizations, and the logo for the organization.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Board Members] (open access)

[List of Board Members]

Document with lists of board members. The pages are labelled, Board 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 146, 147, and 150, and each page has a list of names with addresses and professions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement by Barbara Jordan (open access)

Statement by Barbara Jordan

Statement by Barbara Jordan for the opening ceremony of the Barbara Jordan Community Center in San Antonio, Texas. The statement was read by Mario Marcel Salas.
Date: November 6, 1983
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Constitution and Bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association (open access)

Constitution and Bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association

Constitution and bylaws of the Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association, which lists the mission of the association, its organizational structure, and the rules for membership. This document includes the first three pages only.
Date: 1977
Creator: Afro-American Pistol and Rifle Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Permission Form for Student National Coordinating Committee's Breakfast Program for School Children] (open access)

[Permission Form for Student National Coordinating Committee's Breakfast Program for School Children]

Permission form for the Student National Coordinating Committee's Breakfast Program for School Children. "Sample" is written at the top of the form, there is an "X" next to breakfast, and it is signed by "Carlos [..]."
Date: 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Advisory, Mount Zion First Baptist Church's 136th Anniversary] (open access)

[Press Advisory, Mount Zion First Baptist Church's 136th Anniversary]

Press release for an event commemorating the 136th anniversary of the Mount Zion First Baptist Church and unveiling the historical marker at the site.
Date: November 25, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History