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[Student National Coordinating Committee Pamphlet]

Description: Pamphlet provided by the Student National Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C), a political and civil rights organization in San Antonio. Two blocks of text have been placed inside. The first, on the inside, is by Malcolm X, in which he compares the behaviors of some members of the African-American community to slaves in the American antebellum period using its specific, charged language. On the backside, a list of sixteen rules for members of the organization precede a portrait of H. Rap Brown.
Date: 1971
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Carl Richardson and Mario Salas - May 31, 1971]

Description: Letter from Carlos Richardson and Mario Marcel Salas of the Student National Coordinating Committee to Bishop O. Eugene Slater and other members of the Christian community. They write to propose a number of possible philanthropic and charitable solutions that their churches may use to help San Antonio's impoverished residents. It includes the establishment of legal defense funds and transportation to those on welfare, among others.
Date: May 31, 1971
Creator: Richardson, Carlos & Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mario Salas Campaign Newsletter]

Description: Campaign newsletter in support of Mario Marcel Salas, San Antonio civil rights leader and professor, for city council district 2. The newsletter notes his credentials and various issues he has supported over the years.
Date: 1997
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mario Marcel Salas Card Advertising Election Bid]

Description: Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The front page shows a family portrait of himself, wife (Edwina Salas), and his two daughters. The back of the card lists his background, platform, and some of his accomplishments.
Date: 2002
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mario Marcel Salas Voting Promotional Flyer]

Description: Flyer for Mario Marcel Salas created during his election bid for county commissioner precinct 4. The card shows a family portrait of Mr. Marcel with his wife, Edwina Salas, and two daughters. Printed text on the bottom discloses religious affiliation and political viewpoints.
Date: 2002
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to the United States Justice Department - November 8, 1979]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department. He writes with an urgent tone, as word has spread of a possible march by the Ku Klux Klan. A radio personality, a city councilman, and an organization protesting a housing project have all been linked to the event. Fears of Klan members carrying weapons and enacting violence pose additional threats.
Date: November 8, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Sue Sende to Mario Marcel Salas - January 1, 1979]

Description: Letter from journalist Sue Sende to Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. She writes to inform him of a recent publication - What's Behind the News? - she co-authored about media strategies and reform. A hand-written notation at the bottom of the letter requests that Mr. Salas send her information about the Black Coalition for research purposes taking place on the 2nd edition.
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Sende, Sue
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Phil Watson - June 11, 1978]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to Phil Watson. He writes requesting that Mr. Watson evaluate an ordinance put out by the city of San Antonio regarding the UA-Columbia franchise, a cable television provider that was seeking business in the area. He also requested that one of Mr. Watson's people look over his own approach to the franchise before a hearing was to take place; presumably, Mr. Salas had concerns about the company coming to San Antonio.
Date: June 11, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Mission Statement]

Description: Mission statement for the Black Coalition on Mass Media, where five statements explain the organization's purpose. According to these statements, the Coalition is broadly concerned with improving and changing the ways in which media outlets interact, affect, or touch on the lives of black men and women.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[William B. Lloyd Jr. Paper on International Broadcasting]

Description: Typed two-page paper on international broadcasting as it stood in the late 1970's. Authored by William B. Lloyd, Jr., chairman of a Policy Committee associated with the United Nations, the paper discusses a monopoly of satellite broadcasting by the United States and other industrialized countries, and attempts to curb this hegemony by third world countries. Lloyd proposes a solution and discusses a way for it to begin.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Lloyd, William B., Jr.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Center Atkins]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Center Atkins of KAPE radio. According to Mr. Salas, requests for an invitation and prior correspondences have gone unanswered, and the lack of concern has left him no choice but to file a report with the Federal Communications Commission(FCC).
Date: 1978~
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Easter Sunday Invitation from Black Coalition on Mass Media]

Description: Invitation sent out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media for an Easter Sunday event to be held at Pittman Sullivan Park. The invitation was sent out to church groups which may have been interested in participating and setting up concession booths after a nominal fee was paid. Contact Information for the Coalition is given at the bottom.
Date: 1975
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes]

Description: Minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization for the betterment of African-American representation in the media. The document contains lists on issues discussed and the names of those present.
Date: July 12, 1978
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Promotional Material]

Description: Announcement by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization fighting for the betterment of African-American representation in the media, asking people to join in their struggle. Hand-written notations have been made in blue ink, editing and fixing the prose of the document.
Date: unknown
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Press Statement]

Description: Press statement released by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization with the intent to better how the mass media represents and interacts with the African-American community. The statement explains their basic purpose and goes on to specify a particular grievance with KAPE radio, which they see as exploitative and damaging.
Date: October 30, 1974
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to William B. Ray - October 12, 1974]

Description: Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, chairman of the Black Coalition on Mass Media(BCMM), to William B. Ray of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The letter was sent as a formal complaint to the FCC after a local radio station in San Antonio - KAPE radio - refused to meet with the BCMM to discuss the disregard they had shown towards the African-American community.
Date: October 12, 1974
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from William B. Ray to Mario Marcel Salas - December 9, 1974]

Description: Letter from William B. Ray, chief of the Complaints and Compliance Division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. The letter was sent in response to a formal complaint filed by Mr. Marcel over a failed negotiation with KAPE radio, a San Antonio-based radio station. However, it appears that Mr. Ray did not receive a specific enough complaint, and explains the course of action that needs to occur before the FCC gets … more
Date: December 9, 1974
Creator: Ray, William B.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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