[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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[International Circle of Students' Map of the University of Havana] (open access)

[International Circle of Students' Map of the University of Havana]

Map of the University of Havana issued by the International Circle of Students. The map is in Spanish, Russian, English, and French and "Havana, Cuba 1978" is written in the upper right corner of the first page.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Discussing a Memorial for Steve Biko] (open access)

[Article Discussing a Memorial for Steve Biko]

Article discussing the Steve Biko Memorial evening in San Antonio, Texas, listing the speakers and performances at the event.
Date: 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Update Briefing on the Proposed Funding of The Amphitheater, December 4, 1976] (open access)

[Flyer for Update Briefing on the Proposed Funding of The Amphitheater, December 4, 1976]

Flyer for a briefing hosted by the Black Student Coalition to discuss the proposed funding of The Amphitheater, at Pittman Sullivan Park on December 4, 1976.
Date: December 4, 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gilberto Rizzo to Mario Marcel Salas, April 5, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Gilberto Rizzo to Mario Marcel Salas, April 5, 1974]

Letter from Gilberto Rizzo to Mario Marcel Salas discussing the status of the new Student National Coordinating Committee as a non-governmental organization with the United Nations. Rizzo explains the relationship between NGOs and the United Nations and how to arrange a group visit to the United Nations building.
Date: April 5, 1974
Creator: Rizzo, Gilberto
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer for the Free Angela Davis Rally & Dance]

Flyer for the Free Angela Davis Rally & Dance on May 23, 1971 in the La Villita Assembly Building in San Antonio, Texas. There is a photo of Angela Davis in the center of the flyer and the speakers and admission information is listed below the photo.
Date: May 23, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Steve Biko Memorial] (open access)

[Flyer for Steve Biko Memorial]

Flyer for the Steve Biko Memorial at the Carver Cultural Center, on February 10, 1978, featuring performances, speakers, and a film. There is a black and white photo of Biko with the details of the event underneath.
Date: February 10, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mayor of San Antonio, Proclamation] (open access)

[Mayor of San Antonio, Proclamation]

Proclamation from the Office of Major of the City of San Antonio, declaring June 19-23, 1972 Sickle Cell Anemia Week in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 8, 1972
Creator: San Antonio. Office of the Mayor.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas, July 9, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas, July 9, 1971]

Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas discussing a cartoon shown on Popeye Theatre which Salas wrote to Kens-TV about the previous month. Spivey asks for the date and time Salas saw it in order for him to locate it and take action regarding it more promptly.
Date: July 9, 1971
Creator: Spivey, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Report of Grand Jury (March-April, 1972): The Need for a Public Defender in Bexar County (open access)

Special Report of Grand Jury (March-April, 1972): The Need for a Public Defender in Bexar County

Report of the grand jury detailing the committee's recommendations for a public defender's office in Bexar County, Texas.
Date: April 1972
Creator: Cottell, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photo of Yasir Arafat Greeting Crowd]

Photograph of Yasir Arafat (far right) waving to a crowd of people. There is a younger man standing in front of him looking at the camera and a large ship and harbor in the background.
Date: July 30, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for the First Annual People's Unity Festival] (open access)

[Flyer for the First Annual People's Unity Festival]

Flyer for the first annual People's Unity Festival at Pittman-Sullivan Park on March 30, 1975. The flyer lists the performances and events of the festival.
Date: March 30, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Store guards given six-year sentences] (open access)

[Clipping: Store guards given six-year sentences]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "Store guards given six-year sentences," in the San Antonio Express discussing Benjamin Mahavier's and Jesus Limon's conviction of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Webb Eugene Boyd. Mahavier and Limon shot Boyd, claiming self-defense, while he was driving in a parking lot.
Date: June 15, 1979
Creator: Hendricks, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eddie S. Funde to Mario M. Salas, March 30, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Eddie S. Funde to Mario M. Salas, March 30, 1978]

Letter from Eddie S. Funke to Mario M. Salas acknowledging the receipt of the news cuttings Salas had sent March 26, 1978. The letter is on the stationery of the African National Congress, South Africa.
Date: March 30, 1978
Creator: Funde, Eddie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rafael J. Ramón to Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, December 12, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Rafael J. Ramón to Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, December 12, 1972]

Letter from Rafael J. Ramón to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee written in Spanish.
Date: December 12, 1972
Creator: Ramón, Rafael J.
Object Type: Letter
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
[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977 (open access)

African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977

Publication of the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties. The newsletter includes a statement on Steve Biko's death, an update on Women for Racial and Economic Equality, and news of the organization.
Date: October 1977
Creator: San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History