Dr. Hector Perez Garcia began his leadership for
Dr. Hector Perez Garcia began his leadership for Hispanic civil rights in 1947. He founded the American G.I. Forum in Corpus Christi in 1947. He was active three decades, and worked with Presidents Johnson and Carter. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1984 and President Clinton delivered the eulogy at his 1996 funeral. 1949 photo. (BSLOC_2014_13_135)
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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