Raza Schools: The Fight for Latino Educational Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town
Fri, Nov 10
|San Antonio
Join MACRI at the the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Latino Bookstore for a talk by Dr. Jesse Esparza on the history of San Felipe ISD, an autonomous Mexican American school district in Del Rio, Texas.
Time & Location
Nov 10, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
San Antonio, 1300 Guadalupe St, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
Guests
About the event
Join MACRI at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Latino Bookstore for a talk by Dr. Jesse Esparza on his new book RAZA SCHOOLS: THE FIGHT FOR LATINO EDUCATIONAL AUTONOMY IN A WEST TEXAS BORDERLANDS TOWN. Learn about the history of an autonomous Mexican American school district in Del Rio, Texas. RAZA SCHOOLS tells the story of the rise and fall of the San Felipe Independent School District from the end of World War I through the post–civil rights era.
NOTE: This event is at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Latino Bookstore located at 1300 Guadalupe Street, San Antonio, TX 78207.
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