Template:Did you know nominations/José Tomás Canales

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José Tomás Canales

  • ... that Tejano lawmaker José Tomás Canales left politics in 1920 to become a Mexican-American civil rights activist? Source (here): "As a result of the reaction by state legislators against Canales's challenge to the rangers, the Tejano legislator declined to seek reelection in 1920."
    • ALT1:... that Tejano lawmaker José Tomás Canales feared he would be assassinated during his 1919 investigation into the Texas Rangers? Source (here): "Canales’ family feared that he would be assassinated; he walked to the hearings surrounded by friends, including Representative Sam Johnson, father of future President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Years later, Canales wrote that the investigation “nearly cost my life.”"

Created by Owlsmcgee (talk). Self-nominated at 22:02, 6 October 2017 (UTC).