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[Clipping: King holiday gets initial House OK]

Description: Newspaper clippings of the article, "King holiday gets initial House OK," in the Dallas Morning News, discussing the Texas House of Representatives passing of two bills, the first to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a paid holiday for state employees, and the second to lower the state tax on horse race wagering.
Date: May 23, 1991
Creator: Kilday, Anne Marie
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Flyer for the Free Angela Davis Rally & Dance]

Description: Flyer for the Free Angela Davis Rally & Dance on May 23, 1971 in the La Villita Assembly Building in San Antonio, Texas. There is a photo of Angela Davis in the center of the flyer and the speakers and admission information is listed below the photo.
Date: May 23, 1971
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Description: 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
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: ANC: Freedom struggle]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the second page of an article titled, "ANC: Freedom struggle" in the San Antonio Light discussing the struggles with securing permission to visit South Africa and Nelson Mandela's recent visit to the United States.
Date: July 23, 1990
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: S. African blacks must fight oppression, ANC member says]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. African blacks must fight oppression, ANC member says," in the San Antonio Express-News discussing Lyndall Shope-Mafole's speech at a Sunday evening service celebrating Nelson Mandela's release from prison. The cited attendance number, "over 200" is underlined in blue ink and has an arrow from it to a handwritten note reading, "700."
Date: July 23, 1990
Creator: Garcia, Victor J.
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr., January 23, 1965]

Description: Letter from John W. Stanford to Maury Maverick, Jr. discussing the verdict in Stanford's court case and thanking Maverick for his work on the case. Stanford also discusses the possible implications of the decision and his hope that the "climate of repression" in Texas will lessen.
Date: January 23, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
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