[Clipping: Freedom fighter eludes definition] (open access)

[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
Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Transcript of an interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. Africa benefit set for today] (open access)

[Clipping: S. Africa benefit set for today]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. Africa benefit set for today," the San Antonio Light discussing the San Antonio Mandela Project's benefit to raise funds to buy food, medicine, and clothes for displaced South Africans.
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: Delgado, Luz
Object Type: Clipping
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela] (open access)

[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]

Flyer for the event, Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela, at the Second Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas on July 22, 1990. The event was sponsored by the San Antonio Mandela Project.
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: San Antonio Mandela Project
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1966 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1966

Semi-monthly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 22, 1966
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela] (open access)

[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]

Flyer for the event, Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela, sponsored by the San Antonio Mandela Project and held at Second Baptist Church on July 22, 1990. There are photos of Nelson Mandela and a woman wearing a head wrap under the title and an upraised fist in the lower right corner of the flyer.
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for George "Mickey" Leland, August 22, 1989] (open access)

[Funeral Program for George "Mickey" Leland, August 22, 1989]

Funeral program for George Thomas "Mickey" Leland, born November 27, 1944 and died August 7, 1989. The funeral was held August 22, 1989 at New Union Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. R. L. Hayes III. Several people spoke during the service, including Karyne Jones Conley, Rev. C. W. Black, Jr., and John Saunders.
Date: August 22, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela] (open access)

[Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]

Program for Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela. It includes some formatting comments such as "Inside L"on the first two pages.
Date: July 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History