The Indivisible Struggle Against Racism, Apartheid, and Colonialism (open access)

The Indivisible Struggle Against Racism, Apartheid, and Colonialism

Position paper of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee presented at the International Seminar on Racial Discrimination and Colonialism in South Africa, organized by the United Nations and the government of Zambia, in 1967. The paper discusses the similarities between the African liberation movement and Afro-Americans' struggles in the United States and the appendixes include past statements by SNCC condemning the United State's involvement in Vietnam and Chase Manhattan Bank's racially discriminating practices.
Date: {1966-01-06,1967-06-13,1967-07-24}
Creator: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Black Freedom Songs] (open access)

[Flyer for Black Freedom Songs]

Flyer for the event, Black Freedom Songs at the Holy Redeemer Auditorium in San Antonio Texas on January 10, 1969. There is a drawing of a raised fist and the performers and ticket details are listed. The phrases "1969" "FBI Informers" are written at the bottom of the flyer.
Date: 1969-01-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Class hears militants from SNCC speak on 400 year Negro suffering] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Mario Salas, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Salas, 1969]

Letter from Mario Salas addressed to "Friend" soliciting donations for the San Antonio chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and listing the community programs they're hoping to implement and stating that San Antonio has great need for the programs they can provide.
Date: 1969
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph Dixon and Mario Salas, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from Ralph Dixon and Mario Salas, 1969]

Letter from Ralph Dixon and Mario Marcel Salas to grocers, food producers, and friends asking for donations of money, clothing, and food for the Breakfast for School Children Program in San Antonio. They include details of the program and a list of supplies they need to feed the children.
Date: 1969
Creator: Dixon, Ralph & Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Ye Shall Know the Truth] (open access)

[Program: Ye Shall Know the Truth]

Program for Ye Shall Know the Truth, a play written and directed by Glo Dean Baker, on October 15th and 16th, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1968
Creator: The Afro-American Players, Inc.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Elizabeth M. Burba, February 15, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Elizabeth M. Burba, February 15, 1967]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Elizabeth M. Burba, the executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union, discussing two letters from Frank Burnett which describe some possible infringements on his civil liberties.
Date: February 15, 1967
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judy Baston to John W. Stanford, January 30, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Judy Baston to John W. Stanford, January 30, 1967]

Letter from Judy Baston to John W. Stanford accompanying a set of letters sent to Baston's office and stating that Al Richmond suggested sending them to Stanford. The letter is written on "People's World" stationery.
Date: January 30, 1967
Creator: Baston, Judy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, June 30, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John W. Stanford, June 30, 1966]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to John Stanford discussing a new book, "Equal Justice Under the Law," urging Stanford to purchase a copy, and to look at page 129. The letter is on the letterhead of Maverick, Tynan & Gochman stationery.
Date: June 30, 1966
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., September 26, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., September 26, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. introducing Desta Brown. Brown had requested that Stanford sent a letter of introduction to Maverick or Arthur Gochman prior to her writing them regarding a case they were handling.
Date: September 26, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., September 1, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., September 1, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing an ELCL (Education, Careers, and Lifelong Community) Teach-in, Solve-in to occur on September 17 and 18.
Date: September 1, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Treasure Warrant Payable to John W. Stanford, Jr.] (open access)

[Treasure Warrant Payable to John W. Stanford, Jr.]

Treasury warrant for $819.76 payable to John W. Stanford by the Office of District Clerk, Bexar County.
Date: May 6, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., May 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., May 2, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing two items, a letter Stanford wrote to Mrs. Kennedy and a paper on the Unitarian Church, that were not returned to Stanford by the state following a legal proceeding. There is a note written by Maverick on the letter stating that the letter to Mrs. Kennedy is with the United States Supreme Court and that Stanford should call Mr. Barlowe regarding the Unitarian paper.
Date: May 2, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., April 15, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., April 15, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. informing Maverick that the letter Stanford sent to 7918 Apache Way in Houston, Texas has also returned to Stanford.
Date: April 15, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., April 11, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., April 11, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing a letter Stanford sent to 9918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas was returned to him and that Stanford is resending it to 7918 Apache Way, Houston, Texas. The letter is blind copied to Hall-Davis Defense Committee.
Date: April 11, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967]

Letter from John W. Stanford discussing a package of various National Aeronautics and Space Administration documents. Stanford states he is marking the package refused since he isn't associate with NASA and doesn't have the training to understand the technical reports.
Date: April 5, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. introducing Desta Brown. Brown had requested that Stanford sent a letter of introduction to Maverick or Arthur Gochman prior to her writing them regarding a case they were handling. There is a note at the bottom stating the letter was copied to Maury Maverick, Jr. of the Hall-Benjamin J. Davis Defense Committee.
Date: April 5, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Certifying the Return of John W. Stanford's Property] (open access)

[Document Certifying the Return of John W. Stanford's Property]

Document certifying that John Stanford received from the Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas, all the property taken from his residence under a search warrant on December 27, 1963. There is a handwritten note at the bottom reading "Received 15 cartons - 1 metal file drawer (letter-size) 10 filing card drawers" signed John Stanford.
Date: March 11, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr, March 8, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr, March 8, 1965]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow and Waggoner Carr stating that John W. Stanford, Jr.'s papers had not been returned to him as ordered by the court and requesting that Barlow and Carr return Stanford's missing papers and pay the court costs as ordered by the court. The letter was copied to the Office of the Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, John W. Stanford, Jr., Solomon Casseb, and Mel Wulf.
Date: March 8, 1965
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow, March 3, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow, March 3, 1965]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow discussing the case, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October Term 1964. Maverick states that the petition for a rehearing was denied by the United States Supreme Court and that Barlow is expected to return Stanford's papers to him.
Date: March 3, 1965
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965]

Letter from John P. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf stating that the mandate of the United States Supreme Court in the cause, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October term 1964, has been mailed to the 57th Judicial District Court in Bexar County, Texas. Stanford was awarded $819.76 to be collected from the district court in Bexar County or directly from opposing counsel or parties.
Date: March 2, 1965
Creator: Davis, John F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brandoch I. Lovely and Elizabeth M. Burba to San Antonio American Civil Liberties Union Members, February 26, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Brandoch I. Lovely and Elizabeth M. Burba to San Antonio American Civil Liberties Union Members, February 26, 1965]

Letter from Brandoch I. Lovely and Elizabeth M. Burba, the state president and executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union, to the San Antonio members of the American Civil Liberties Union announcing a meeting on March 10 at the First Unitarian Church to about forming a San Antonio Civil Liberties Union.
Date: February 26, 1965
Creator: Lovely, Brandoch I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History