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
[Document Issued by the National Committees to Combat Facism] (open access)

[Document Issued by the National Committees to Combat Facism]

Document issued by the National Committees to Combat Fascism which outlines the necessary committees and duties for each committee.
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four Defendants Freed (open access)

Four Defendants Freed

Document, likely a press release or news article, discussing the release of four people who had been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct following a confrontation about racial discrimination at Hawthorne Junior High School in San Antonio. The released defendants were Tom Flower, Lloyd Dancy, Thomas V. Lewis, and Phillip Boykins. "Mario A. Salas" is the fifth defendant and was not released. A drawing of an upraised fist, and the address for the Ministry of Information of the Student National Coordinating Committee is at the bottom of the paper.
Date: February 13, 1970
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
[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
Pigs Run Amuck in the Colony of Baltimore Again (open access)

Pigs Run Amuck in the Colony of Baltimore Again

Document discussing the arrest of Harry "Saint" Smith in Baltimore and the actions of the police following his arrest. The address of the Black Panther Party, Baltimore Chapter is at the top of the page.
Date: 1970?
Creator: unknown
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
[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
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
Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention: Resolutions and Declarations (open access)

Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention: Resolutions and Declarations

Document detailing the resolutions and declarations of the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. There is a note written on the first page reading, "Black Panther Party & Original Black Panther."
Date: November 28, 1970
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
Statement of a Former Draft Card Holder (open access)

Statement of a Former Draft Card Holder

Personal statement of Jerome McCrimmon discussing the move towards restrictive legislation and persecution of youth culture in the United States.
Date: [1970-09-06..]
Creator: McCrimmon, Jerome
System: The Portal to Texas History