MACRI Exhibit on Civil Rights Leader Alonso S. Perales
Event Details
Panel of Scholars & Reception | Bazan Library | 1-2 PM
2200 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, the author of Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales, the basis of MACRI’s exhibit, will be joined by Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura, Deputy Director of Arte Público Press, for a presentation on Perales. Refreshments will be served.
Exhibit Preview | MACRI Visitor Center | 2-4 PM
2123 Buena Vista St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Be one of the first to see MACRI’s traveling exhibit on Alonso S. Perales, including artifacts from Perales family members and Arte Público Press.
About the exhibit:
A traveling exhibit on the life and legacy of Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960), civil rights activist, public intellectual, and US diplomat. Drawing from Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco’s recently published biography of Perales, his first comprehensive biography, this exhibit will introduce Perales to a new generation.
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