[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - 1948-12-15] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - 1948-12-15]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Sheriff Harris County, Texas, suggesting that Kern hire as deputy sheriffs of Harris County at least two "Latin Americans of Mexican descent," with a good knowledge of Spanish and English.
Date: December 15, 1948
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15] (open access)

[Judgment, Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District - 1948-06-15]

Judgment of the case of Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District of Bastrop County, et al., regarding segregation of Mexican Americans in schools of Texas. This judgment was declared in the No. 388 Civil District Court of the United States, Western District of Texas by Judge Ben H. Rice.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: Rice, Ben H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948] (open access)

Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948]

Newsflash from KCOR radio station, reporting on news from Austin, Texas, from Raoul A. Cortez, President of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Judge Ben H. Rice, Jr., from the Federal Court in Austin, has ordered a statewide ban on segregation of Mexican-American children in Texas schools, stating that the practice is unconstitutional and violates the 14th Amendment.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: KCOR
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History