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Hispanic meeting in Harlingen stalls, but lays groundwork for LULAC
On this day in 1927, a group of Mexican Americans and Mexicans met at
the city auditorium in Harlingen, Texas, to discuss organizing against
racial discrimination. The so-called Harlingen Convention was called by
El Comité Provisional Organizador Pro-Raza, headed by Alonso S. Perales.
Members of various existing groups--including the Order of Sons of
America and the Order of Knights of America--attended. Though most came
from South Texas, Fort Worth and Houston societies also sent delegates.
Conference speakers included Eduardo Idar, Clemente Idar, and J. T.
Canales. The convention was divided, however, over the question of
whether Mexican citizens should be involved in a Texas political
organization. So serious was the disagreement that perhaps 90 percent of
the delegates bolted from the meeting. Moreover, some remaining
conferees opposed forming a new organization. Nevertheless, a new group
came into being. Perales provisionally called it the League of Latin
American Citizens. In 1929 its chapters morphed into the League of
United Latin American Citizens.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- HARLINGEN CONVENTION
- LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
- IDAR, CLEMENTE NICASIO
- IDAR, EDUARDO
- PERALES, ALONSO S.
- CANALES, JOSE TOMAS
- ORDER OF SONS OF AMERICA
- ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF AMERICA
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- Texas suffragist dies (1957)
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