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Letter from an “Unhappy White”
Discriminatory letter addressed to a Mr. and Mrs. Garcia, dated April 14, 1972.
May 12, 2019
Photograph of Lad and Gerald Flores
Lad and Gerald Flores at Flores Grocery store, which is currently owned by Lad who lives next door in the same home where his parents once lived.
Eloy Arellano Quote
“We were too old for Boy Scouts so, at that time, we gave it up. At that time was the lettuce strike, you know, the grape strikes started. So it got real active here in Pueblo, so we joined that… And, we, marched to Denver… we used to picket farms.”
Chicano Planning Council
Letter written regarding the need for change for Chicanos in Pueblo, ca. 1975
Photograph of Eloy Arellano
“Eloy Arellano at an overlook off of La Junta Road with the mill (where he worked for over 30 years) in the background”
Frank Orona Quote
“I was lucky at 16, they (at CF&I) were hiring kids and women. The war was on – World War II… in 44. I went to Central for a couple years. the minute I got to be 16 – zoom – I come to work in the mill. My birthday is November 8th. On November 13th, I started working in the mill.”
Statement, “An Account is Overdue”
Statement issued on May 5, 1972 demanding action regarding recent deaths of Hispanic children.
Fact Sheet about DA’s office, 1978
Fact sheet issued by the Pueblo Health Coalition regarding misconceptions about misconduct by the Pueblo District Attorney’s Office, 1978.
Insurance Company’s discriminatory hiring, 1940
American National Life Insurance company would not hire hispanic people. Lee Martinez, under the alias Martine, is shown 4th from the right in the back.
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