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Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1944 November 16

Date: November 16, 1944

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Creator	Perales, Alonso S.
Subject	Presidents Mexican Americans Political activists Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Place	San Antonio, Texas Washington, D.C.
Genre	correspondence letters (correspondence)
Type	Text
Language	English
Provenance	Hispanic Research Collection University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Alonso S. Perales Papers

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Title	Letter from Alonso S. Perales to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1944 November 16
Creator	Perales, Alonso S.
Date	1944-11-16
Language	English
Description	Typewritten letter, carbon copy, by Alonso S. Perales as Director General of the League of Loyal Americans to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perales asks for an appointment to discuss discrimination “practiced against Mexicans, including soldiers of Mexican American descent,” a situation he states is “becoming worse every day.”
Subject	Presidents Mexican Americans Political activists Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Place	San Antonio, Texas Washington, D.C.
Genre	correspondence letters (correspondence)
Type	Text
Provenance	Hispanic Research Collection University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Alonso S. Perales Papers
Archival Location	2010-002, Box 5, Folder 4, Item 21
Rights	In Copyright
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Digital Object ARK	ark:/84475/do4129p4212