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John James Herrera (April 12, 1910 – October 12, 1986) was an American attorney, activist, and leader in the Chicano Movement.
Jan 1, 1995 · John J. Herrera, lawyer and civil rights leader, son of Juan José Herrera, a descendant of the Canary Islanders, and Antonia Jiménez, was born on April 12, 1910, in Cravens, Louisiana, where his father, a former San Antonio policeman, was sheriff.
John James Herrera (1910-1986), a lawyer and leading civil rights advocate for Mexican Americans, played a role in key cases that ultimately established that separate schools for Mexican American children were illegal and that the systematic exclusion of Spanish-speaking citizens from service on juries was unconstitutional.
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Attorney, Mexican-American civil rights leader, and activist. He was a member of the legal team that worked on the famous Minerva Delgado Texas school discrimination case.
He was involved in the fight to end employment discrimination against Mexican-Americans in Houston shipyards.
He was the child of Juan Jose Herrera and Antonia Jimenez. On his father's side, he was descended from natives of the Canary Islands.
He married Olivia Cisneros; together, they had six children. After divorcing Cisneros, he wed Carmen Luisa Garcia, with whom he had another son.
He introduced President John F. Kennedywhen Kennedy spoke at a League of United Latin American Citizens assembly on the day before his assassination.
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John J. Herrera, lawyer and civil rights leader, son of Juan José Herrera, a descendant of the Canary Islanders, and Antonia Jiménez, was born on April 12, 1910, in Cravens, Louisiana, where his father, a former San Antonio policeman, was sheriff.
Sep 24, 2019 · John J. Herrera, an attorney who fought long and hard for the civil rights of Mexican Americans, was born in Cravens, Louisiana, in 1910 to Antonia Jiménez and Juan José Herrera.
Oct 8, 2024 · John J. Herrera. 21st president - elected at the 1952 convention held in Corpus Christi, Texas. Served one term. John was the son of a San Antonio policeman. He descended from one of the 14 original families to settle in San Antonio. John's early life was one of struggle.
