In defense of my people / Alonso S. Perales ; translated and edited by Emilio Zamora.

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"In 1927, when his letters to two Texas governors about the assassination of Mexican Americans in police custody in South Texas were ignored, Alonso S. Perales wrote to President Coolidge, asking for the Justice Department to conduct an official investigation into their deaths. Perales believed US c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Works. Selections. English Hispanic civil rights series.
Main Author:	Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960 (Author)
Other Authors:	Zamora, Emilio (Editor, Translator)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	Originally published in Spanish.
Published:	Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2021]
Series:	Hispanic civil rights series.
Subjects:	Perales, Alonso S., > 1898-1960. Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Texas > History > 20th century. Mexican Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century. Mexican Americans > Civil rights. Texas. 1900-1999 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxviii, 319 pages ; 21 cm.
Format:	Book

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