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John J. Herrera papers

John James Herrera (1910-1986), a lawyer and leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans, played a role in key cases that ultimately established that separate schools for Mexican American children were illegal and that the systematic exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens from service on juries was unconstitutional.

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Date of Original
1930/1987

Subject
People--Ethnic Groups--Hispanics
LULAC
League of United Latin American Citizens
Government and Law
Social Life and Customs--Clubs and Organizations
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans--Correspondence
Cases
Letters
Conventions
Attorneys
Lawsuits
Social Life and Customs--Correspondence
Lawyers
Campaigns
Actions and defenses
Lawyers--Texas
Meetings
Legislators--United States
Speeches
Government and Law--Politics
Elections
Financial records
Congressmen
Legal documents
Discrimination against Hispanic Americans
Envelopes
Recommendations
Articles
Elections--Texas
Invitation cards
Recommendation letters
Memorandums
Senators
Impeachments
Radio stations--Texas

People
Herrera, John J.
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Benites, Joseph R.
Velez, Joe
Gonzales, Manuel
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Morales, Felix H.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Herrera, John Michael
Cisneros, Abel
Morga, Eduardo
Garcia, Gustavo C.
Bonilla, William D.
Herrera, John J.--Family
Pinedo, Frank M.
Daniel, Price
Herrera, Olivia C.
Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Tijerina, Felix, 1905-1965
Hernández, Pete
Wirin, A. L.
Ornelas, Roberto
Estrada, Ralph
Ballard, Kenith L.
Herrera, Ernesto Jimenez
Cortez, Raoul A.
Garza, George J.
Kern, Clairville V.
Casey, Robert R. (Robert Randolph), 1915-1986
Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985
Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Castañeda, Carlos E.

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
John James Herrera (1910-1986), a lawyer and leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans, played a role in key cases that ultimately established that separate schools for Mexican American children were illegal and that the systematic exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens from service on juries was unconstitutional.

Herrera served as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and was politically active throughout his life. He relates that one of the most memorable nights of his life was on November 21, 1963, when he introduced President John F. Kennedy to a group of LULAC members gathered at the Rice Hotel for a reception.

Metadata URL
https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/JJHP/

Language
eng, spa

Contributing Institution
University of North Texas. Libraries

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