[Mario Marcel Salas Card Advertising Election Bid] (open access)

[Mario Marcel Salas Card Advertising Election Bid]

Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The front page shows a family portrait of himself, wife (Edwina Salas), and his two daughters. The back of the card lists his background, platform, and some of his accomplishments.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Marcel Salas Voting Promotional Flyer] (open access)

[Mario Marcel Salas Voting Promotional Flyer]

Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The card shows a family portrait of Mr. Marcel with his wife, Edwina Salas, and two daughters. Printed text on the bottom discloses religious affiliation and political viewpoints.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mario Salas Campaign Newsletter] (open access)

[Mario Salas Campaign Newsletter]

Campaign newsletter in support of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and professor, for city council district 2. The newsletter notes his credentials and various issues he has supported over the years.
Date: 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Conference Statement - February 18, 1986] (open access)

[Press Conference Statement - February 18, 1986]

Press conference statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development. The conference was held to bring attention to Suzanne Hildebrand's profane use of racial slurs against Clinton Jefferson, a San Antonio law enforcement officer, and perhaps her equally racially motivated attacks against judge Benjamin Samples.
Date: February 18, 1986
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Conference Statement - January 25, 1986] (open access)

[Press Conference Statement - January 25, 1986]

Press conference statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). They are calling for a mass reform of the San Antonio police force and its accompanying organization - the San Antonio Police Officers Association (S.A.P.O.A). The OUED claims that both have not held their officers accountable for various instances of police brutality and violence.
Date: January 25, 1986
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED] (open access)

[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED]

Two-page word document by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) calling for the suspension of officer James Cammack and an indictment of murder for Hector SantosCoy. SantosCoy, as well as Bobby Jo Philllps thirteen years prior, were both killed by the officer in question. The efforts of the OUED is one in a string of attempts to end police brutality targeted towards racial minorities in San Antonio.
Date: December 19, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Michael Haskins Press Release] (open access)

[Michael Haskins Press Release]

Page one of an incomplete press statement released by the Organizations United for Eastside Development. The document discusses the killing of Michael Haskins by police officers, and a badly timed apology asked for by the San Antonio Officers Association after their mayor visited Haskins' grieving family.
Date: 1981
Creator: Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Press Statements on Murder Cases] (open access)

[OUED Press Statements on Murder Cases]

Press statements released by Organizations United for Eastside Development. They discuss the murders of Arthur McDuffy, Webb Boyd, Bobby Jo Phillips, and Hector SantosCoy. Both statements are strongly worded pieces against police brutality and a broken penal system that targets racial minorities.
Date: 1980-12-28/1981-01-17
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement]

Announcement for a press conference held by the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). A short paragraph explains that the conference is being held to clarify the OUED's position on the Ku Klux Klan and their racist activities.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
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
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
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Executive Meeting Minutes - January 15, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Executive Meeting Minutes - January 15, 1980]

Minutes for a January 1980 executive meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive account of the meeting is discussion on a march against the Ku Klux Klan, various speakers, as well as a number of clerical issues.
Date: January 15, 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Invitation to Community Backyard Bar-B-Q and Public Forum] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Invitation to Community Backyard Bar-B-Q and Public Forum]

Invitation from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to the first annual Community Backyard Bar-B-Q and public forum. Document lists date, location, and five special guest speakers who will be in attendance, including Rick Greene and John H. Sanders.
Date: May 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Suggestions for KAPE Radio by the Black Coalition on Mass Media] (open access)

[List of Suggestions for KAPE Radio by the Black Coalition on Mass Media]

List of suggestions by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) on the programming schedule of KAPE radio, a San Antonio-based radio station. Many of the proposals are meant to amend the grievances of the BCMM in regard to the station's treatment of the African-American community.
Date: January 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development By-Laws] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development By-Laws]

Typed, nine page document covering the by-laws of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The document discusses the organization's purpose and structure, and goes on further into precise information on its composition.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ] (open access)

[Webb Boyd Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development ]

Newsletter by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED), written by Mario Marcel Salas. It discusses the case of Webb Boyd, a black man murdered by two security guards, and recent news in the trial of his killers, NAACP involvement, and community support.
Date: 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Agenda for November Meeting] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Agenda for November Meeting]

November meeting agenda for Black Coalition on Mass Media. Four tasks are listed, and three additional ones have been hand-written at the bottom of the page.
Date: November 29, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes]

Minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization for the betterment of African-American representation in the media. The document contains lists on issues discussed and the names of those present.
Date: July 12, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[William B. Lloyd Jr. Paper on International Broadcasting] (open access)

[William B. Lloyd Jr. Paper on International Broadcasting]

Typed two-page paper on international broadcasting as it stood in the late 1970's. Authored by William B. Lloyd, Jr., chairman of a Policy Committee associated with the United Nations, the paper discusses a monopoly of satellite broadcasting by the United States and other industrialized countries, and attempts to curb this hegemony by third world countries. Lloyd proposes a solution and discusses a way for it to begin.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Lloyd, William B., Jr.
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Schedule for People's Unity Festival] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Schedule for People's Unity Festival]

Schedule of events for the First Annual People's Unity Festival, spearheaded by the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Two pages provide information on gospels, speakers, and accompanying times.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History