Dr. Hector P. Garcia, 1973

File — Box: 5, item: 139

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Scope and Contents

Background/strong identity as a Mexican, chosse medicine as career over teaching, education in the army, American GI Forum formed, Felix Longeleria Case, Three Rivers, GI Forum moves into other states, GI Forum term discussed, Lulal, Callos McCormick, discrimination of Mexican-American children in schools, George I. Sanchez, Carlos Cadena, Minerva Delgado Case, school segregation, discrimination, Hernandez Case, 1955, family organization, Kennedy's war on poverty, State Charter, communist accusations vs. GI Forum, key people of 61 Forum, Austin, Anti-Discrimination Bill 1950, 1972 Harvard Civil Rights Liberties Law Review, Pete Hernandez case. Interviewed by Gregory Coronado in Corpus Christi, Texas. 25 pages.

Dates

1973

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