Valdez, Manuel,

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Born in San Antonio, Texas. In the early 1980s, Mr. Valdez became the first Mexican American elected Justice of the Peace in Tarrant County, Texas. He organized the first Mexican American youth programs in Fort Worth in the early 1960s, and he is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Arlington.

From the description of Oral history interview with Manuel Valdez, 1998 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 50516873

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Texas--Arlington
Texas
Texas--Fort Worth
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Hispanic American neighborhoods
Justices of the peace
Mexican Americans
Mexican American soldiers
Mexican American students
Politics, Practical
Recreation centers
Student volunteers in social service
Volunteer workers in recreation
Young adults
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