School Segregation around 1900 | Alamosa/Southern San Luis Valley

Teacher re-hired for the Mexican school south of the tracks, so it must have continued despite previous order allowing children to attend the school nearest them

2019-09-24T05:52:35+00:00

Teacher re-hired for the Mexican school south of the tracks, so it must have continued despite previous order allowing children to attend the school nearest them

Court decides school case in favor of plaintiff, Francisco Maestas, on behalf of his son Miguel, against local school board; Spanish speaking people believe that segregation is based on race, which must be eradicated

2019-09-24T05:53:51+00:00

Court decides school case in favor of plaintiff, Francisco Maestas, on behalf of his son Miguel, against local school board;  Spanish speaking people believe that segregation is based on race, which must be eradicated

Pleadings in case of Frank Maestas vs. School Board; “most of our citizens”think the current arrangement is fine, but the several hundred Spanish Americans think their children are not being treated justly

2019-09-24T05:55:32+00:00

Pleadings in case of Frank Maestas vs. School Board; “most of our citizens”think the current arrangement is fine, but the several hundred Spanish Americans think their children are not being treated justly

Listing of Anglo students’ names in regular school and 36 students in the “town hall school” (= the Mexican school)

2019-09-24T06:06:43+00:00

Listing of Anglo students’ names in regular school and 36 students in the “town hall school” (= the Mexican school)

Spanish Americans in Alamosa petition school board to allow their children to attend the school nearest to their homes

2019-09-24T06:03:54+00:00

Spanish Americans in Alamosa petition school board to allow their children to attend the school nearest to their homes

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