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[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
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow, March 3, 1965]
Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to James Barlow discussing the case, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October Term 1964. Maverick states that the petition for a rehearing was denied by the United States Supreme Court and that Barlow is expected to return Stanford's papers to him.
Date:
March 3, 1965
Creator:
Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Black Leadership Position Paper
Document discussing the Socialist Workers Party's actions, condemning their divisive actions, and supporting their termination from all activities of Latin-American assistance.
Date:
April 18, 1981
Creator:
Greene, Rick; Richardson, Lynda; Salas, Mario Marcel & Sanders, John H.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judy Baston to John W. Stanford, January 30, 1967]
Letter from Judy Baston to John W. Stanford accompanying a set of letters sent to Baston's office and stating that Al Richmond suggested sending them to Stanford. The letter is written on "People's World" stationery.
Date:
January 30, 1967
Creator:
Baston, Judy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: VIA pressed to bypass Arizona meet]
Newspaper clippings of the article, "VIA pressed to bypass Arizona meet," in the San Antonio Light discussing community efforts urging VIA Metropolitan Transit to boycott an Arizona transit conference due to Arizona's rejection of adopting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official holiday.
Date:
January 4, 1991
Creator:
Hagerty, Vaugn & McAuliffe, Suzanne
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus still has his backers," in the Houston Post discussing a recent press conference held by Houston-area Hispanics, Italians, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Texas Jubilee Commission to protest the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Root, Jay
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to the American Civil Liberties Union, January 19, 1962]
Letter from John W. Stanford to the American Civil Liberties Union enclosing a contribution to the organization and stating his disagreement with their statement on communism.
Date:
January 19, 1952
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth M. Burba, December 11, 1964]
Letter from Elizabeth M. Burba, executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union, addressed to "Fellow Citizen" announcing the official formation of the Texas state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date:
December 11, 1964
Creator:
Burba, Elizabeth M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victory at Last Martin Luther King Bill Passes]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Victory at Last Martin Luther King Bill Passes" discussing the efforts of Frontline 2000, a civil rights organization, advocating for a bill to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official holiday in Texas.
Date:
May 30, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech at University of Texas-Austin against Israel Invasion of Lebanon
Notes for a speech given at the University of Texas at Austin against Israel's invasion of Lebanon. The speaker is from the executive committee of Organizations United for Eastside Development, and is most likely Mario Salas. The speech discusses the racial discrimination in the United States and compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa under apartheid.
Date:
1982?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Clipping: Tasmanian Genocide]
Magazine clipping of a letter to the editor, "Tasmanian Genocide," discussing Salas's intentions to advocate for rights on behalf of the Tasmanian people and the letter he wrote to the United Nations requesting them to look into Australia's human rights abuses.
Date:
June 1993
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, July 11, 1963]
Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf enclosing an article from the San Antonio Express and stating Stanford will get in touch with Wulf if he is indicted.
Date:
July 11, 1963
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]
Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date:
March 23, 1964
Creator:
Kooken, Julia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Clipping: Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest" discussing the reaction of Hispanic and Italian-American cultural groups to the bill instituting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and eliminating Columbus Day as a paid holiday.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts, June 27, 1963]
Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Wattts discussing the federal charges filed against Stanford by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the possibility of facing state level charges, and whether the American Civil Liberties Union is still willing to refer Stanford to a local attorney.
Date:
June 27, 1963
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf, October 21, 1964]
Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf discussing John Stanford's intention to write the court and stating he does not approve of Stanford addressing the court.
Date:
October 21, 1964
Creator:
Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, January 23, 1965]
Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf expressing his thanks for the American Civil Liberties Union's involvement in his case and sharing the court's decision.
Date:
January 23, 1965
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Elizabeth M. Burba, February 15, 1967]
Letter from John W. Stanford to Elizabeth M. Burba, the executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union, discussing two letters from Frank Burnett which describe some possible infringements on his civil liberties.
Date:
February 15, 1967
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., February 1, 1965]
Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing the the possibility of Stanford being subpoenaed by a committee of the state legislature and asking about the legality of some possibilities that could arise during Stanford's testimony.
Date:
February 1, 1965
Creator:
Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People at a Protest Holding a San Antonio, Texas Coalition Banner]
Photograph of several people holding a banner reading, "San Antonio, Tx. Coalition" at a protest or demonstration. The man holding the right end of the banner is likely Mario Salas. They are next to a wide road and there are groups of people and behind them on both sides of the road.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History