[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Reverend Claude Black - March 10, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Reverend Claude Black - March 10, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to Reverend Claude W. Black of Mount Zion First Baptist Church. He writes about the struggle to correct the instruments of oppression endured by the black community.
Date: March 10, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Emerson Marcee - March 12, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Emerson Marcee - March 12, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Emerson Marcee, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He requests the opportunity to make a presentation to the NAACP, so that the BCMM may receive support for their ongoing dispute with KAPE radio, which they have consistently criticized for discrediting the African-American community.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to the president of an unidentified organization. He is writing to invite the president to speak at an event taking place at Pittman-Sullivan Park during Easter Sunday, where, along with other members of the BCMM, he plans on rallying support for various local issues. Among them is a dispute with KAPE radio, which has been criticized for lacking programming that adequately represents the black community.
Date: March 11, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Cilvil Rights Division Director - March 7, 1981]

Letter from the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the Civil Rights Division Director at the United States Department of Justice. The OUED was prompted to write the letter after their president, John H. Sanders Jr., was accused of communist leanings. The letter is sent to the Department of Justice to inquire on the specious statement, which they believe is meant to discredit their civil rights advocacy efforts.
Date: March 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Press Statement on CASA Conflict] (open access)

[OUED Press Statement on CASA Conflict]

Press statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) over recent actions by Citizens Active in San Antonio (CASA). In a strongly worded statement, OUED voices their discontent with CASA efforts to cut public housing funds as one of their many efforts to prevent the growing presence of minorities.
Date: March 31, 1980
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, Keith L. Charlton to John Saunders - March 23, 1981]

Letter from Alfred Castellano, Edward R. Day, and Keith L. Charlton Jr. to John Saunders at Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). The men are writing in response to a complaint filed by OUED concerning an unnamed indiscretion by an EMS Technician. They inform Mr. Saunders that proper action has been taken and that further recommendations were given to the Fire Chief.
Date: March 23, 1981
Creator: Castellano, Alfred; Day, Edward R. & Charlton, Keith L., Jr.
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
[Organizations United for Eastside Development Meeting Minutes - March 1980] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Meeting Minutes - March 1980]

March 1980 minutes for a meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development executive committee. A detailed account of the meeting follows, including an account of who spoke and issues brought up.
Date: March 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Regular Meeting Minutes - March 25, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Regular Meeting Minutes - March 25, 1980]

Minutes for a March 1980 regular meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text is mention of speakers - Mario Salas and John Sanders among them - and updates on projects that the organization took on.
Date: March 25, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - March 4, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - March 4, 1980]

Minutes for a March 1980 executive committee meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text are briefings of various projects the organization is concerned with - primarily issues of race and discrimination in the San Antonio community.
Date: March 4, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First Annual People's Festival Schedule of Events] (open access)

[First Annual People's Festival Schedule of Events]

Tentative schedule for the First Annual People's Unity Festival. The event was spearheaded by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, and took place during Easter Sunday at Pittman-Sullivan park.
Date: March 1975
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