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Dymally expresses the increasing amount of violence he is witnessing in neighborhoods. He asks why there is an increase in violence and what is causing it. Dymally believes that the "Land of Plenty" should start paying respect and treating the people…

In a letter written by a British couple to Dymally, they request information about the trials of the Soledad Brother and Angela Davis. They ask what can be done, and lament on the racial discrimination and persecution against African Americans. They…

In the letter to Attorney General of the Justice Department William P. Barr, Congressman Dymally writes about the murder two Samoan brothers from Compton, California. Pouvi (34) and Italia (22) Tualaulelei who were killed at the hands of LAPD officer…

In a 3 August 1990 congressional statement, Dyamally provides a brief history of the crisis in Trinidad and Tobago, and stressed that there is political and economic instability. An attempt to overthrow the government occurred as the Prime Minister…

Dymanlly invites Ruth G. Tulley to answer a few questions regarding the history and present status of women lawyers and law students. 

Dymally thanks Ms. Bucel for writing a letter to him regarding his legislation about discrimination against women in education. Dymally shares copies of the bills he has presented and signed into law concerning day care centers and discriminating…

In this letter from Mervyn Dymally to a border patrol agent, he expresses concerns about being stopped for identification as he is a US citizen, and at the racial profiling that he encountered at the border. Dymally closes by stating that the…

Dymally replies to Raul Soria about his position on reducing the flow of illegal aliens and immigrants into the U.S. Dymally writes that Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 for the purpose of controlling the entrance of…

Dymally wrote a letter to President Ford asking him to grant a full and unconditional presidential pardon to Iva Toguri d'Aquino. Ms. Toguri was a Japanese-American DJ who was convicted on one count of treason and lost her citizenship for allegedly…