Johnson appointed him to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1968 and as an alternate ambassador to the UN. Monday marked the birthday of Cesar Chavez. It's a state holiday in Texas. Dr.

Events honoring the late civil rights leader Dr. Hector P. Garcia were held across the state of Texas on Wednesday. Since 2009 the third Wednesday of September has been observed as the Dr. Hector ...

Her father is the civil rights leader Dr. Hector P Garcia, a legendary physician and World War II veteran who fought for the rights of Hispanics and veterans.

Ann Hodges talked about civil rights activist Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a Mexican-American surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American GI Forum.

Since Dr. Héctor P. García’s death in 1996, books, films and exhibits have told of the civil rights leader’s impact on U.S. history. Schools and libraries have been named for him across the ...

Garcia’s daughter, Cecilia Garcia-Akers and her husband, Jimmy, presented the college with a $25,000 donation from the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Foundation.

Dr. Hector Perez Garcia, founder of one of the nation’s leading Hispanic civil-rights organizations, died Friday of pneumonia and congestive heart failure at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus ...

The state of Texas has established the third Wednesday of September as the Dr. Hector P. Garcia state recognition day. Sunday, January 17, 2021 would have been his 107th birthday.

Héctor P. García : everyday rhetoric and Mexican American civil rights / Michelle Hall Kells ; with a foreword by Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author ...

Daughter of Hector P. Garcia voices concern over Senate Bill 3 which makes KKK, Civil Rights teachings non-mandatory Civil rights organizations are holding a rally to speak out against the bill at ...