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Four Defendants Freed

Description: Document, likely a press release or news article, discussing the release of four people who had been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct following a confrontation about racial discrimination at Hawthorne Junior High School in San Antonio. The released defendants were Tom Flower, Lloyd Dancy, Thomas V. Lewis, and Phillip Boykins. "Mario A. Salas" is the fifth defendant and was not released. A drawing of an upraised fist, and the address for the Ministry of Information of the Student Nation… more
Date: February 13, 1970
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from Gilberto Rizzo to Mario Marcel Salas, April 5, 1974]

Description: Letter from Gilberto Rizzo to Mario Marcel Salas discussing the status of the new Student National Coordinating Committee as a non-governmental organization with the United Nations. Rizzo explains the relationship between NGOs and the United Nations and how to arrange a group visit to the United Nations building.
Date: April 5, 1974
Creator: Rizzo, Gilberto
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

[Flyer for Steve Biko Memorial]

Description: Flyer for the Steve Biko Memorial at the Carver Cultural Center, on February 10, 1978, featuring performances, speakers, and a film. There is a black and white photo of Biko with the details of the event underneath.
Date: February 10, 1978
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas, July 9, 1971]

Description: Letter from Sam Spivey to Mario Salas discussing a cartoon shown on Popeye Theatre which Salas wrote to Kens-TV about the previous month. Spivey asks for the date and time Salas saw it in order for him to locate it and take action regarding it more promptly.
Date: July 9, 1971
Creator: Spivey, Sam
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Clipping: Store guards given six-year sentences]

Description: 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
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977

Description: Publication of the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties. The newsletter includes a statement on Steve Biko's death, an update on Women for Racial and Economic Equality, and news of the organization.
Date: October 1977
Creator: San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

George L. Jackson Petition

Description: Petition to the United Nations to take jurisdiction of of the case of George L. Jackson and investigate his death in San Quentin Penitentiary. The petition is signed by nineteen people.
Date: 1971~
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Organizations United for Eastside Development's Statement on Candidates for  City Council District 2 Election]

Description: Document discussing the Organizations United for Eastside Development's position on three candidates for district 2 in the San Antonio City Council, Waymond Wilson, Henry G. Hadigian, and Joshua Smith. "1978-1979" is written in the upper right corner of the page.
Date: [1978..1979]
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Press Release, June 9, 1979]

Description: Press release discussing the guilty verdict returned by the jury in the trial regarding Webb Eugene Boyd's death. The release also comments on the racists tactics used by the defense and the social justice progress the guilty verdict represents.
Date: June 9, 1979
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
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