Years before social media and the Internet, @AlonsoSPerales corresponded with people across the US to mobilize Latino civil activism. Just how far did his network extend? Browse this digital project to see the extent of his work: recoveryapp.github.io/ASPCorresponde… #usLdh #digitalhumanities 
@AlonsoSPerales Perales was a co-founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens (@LULAC) and one of the most prominent US civil rights leaders of the twentieth century.
@AlonsoSPerales @LULAC This digital project was supported by Recovery's US Latino Digital Humanities program and led by Dr.@LGauth19 and @thereza68, MLS, with help from Sonia Del Hierro and Sophia Martinez. The Alonso S. Perales Papers are housed at @UHoustonLib Special Collections. #usLdh
@AlonsoSPerales @LULAC @LGauth19 @thereza68 @UHoustonLib In 2019, @MellonFdn awarded the University of Houston (UH) a grant to establish a first-of-its-kind US Latino Digital Humanities Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. #usLdh
@AlonsoSPerales @LULAC @LGauth19 @thereza68 @UHoustonLib @MellonFdn @threadreaderapp unroll please!
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