[Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967]

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Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. introducing Desta Brown. Brown had requested that Stanford sent a letter of introduction to Maverick or Arthur Gochman prior to her writing them regarding a case they were handling. There is a note at the bottom stating the letter was copied to Maury Maverick, Jr. of the Hall-Benjamin J. Davis Defense Committee.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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Stanford, John W., Jr. April 5, 1965.

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Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas documents Salas's participant in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s as well as early participation in the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) San Antonio chapter, and as a civil rights leader for over 50 years.

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Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. introducing Desta Brown. Brown had requested that Stanford sent a letter of introduction to Maverick or Arthur Gochman prior to her writing them regarding a case they were handling. There is a note at the bottom stating the letter was copied to Maury Maverick, Jr. of the Hall-Benjamin J. Davis Defense Committee.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2018

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  • April 5, 1965

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  • July 10, 2020, 5:32 a.m.

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  • Aug. 3, 2020, 4 p.m.

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Stanford, John W., Jr. [Letter from John W. Stanford, April 5, 1967], letter, April 5, 1965; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1261143/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas.

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