Activism and Erasure in 20th Century Mexican American Education in Central and South Texas

When 9:00 AM Friday, March 3, 2023

Sponsored by Dr. Walter Buenger, Chief Historian, Texas State Historical Association

Session Chair Jonna Perrillo, University of Texas at El Paso

Presentations by Philis M. Barragán Goetz, “Education as a Vehicle for Activism and Scholarship: Jovita González’s Years as an Educator in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1940-1967,” Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Allison Raven, "'The Community Has Spoken': Mexican American Erasure and Ending Desegregation in Austin, Texas," Duke University; Angus Mcleod IV, "Give with One Hand, Take with the Other: Educational Bureaucracy, the Gilmer-Aikin Laws, and the Mexican American Community," University of Pennsylvania