Reference:LEMON GROVE INCIDENT (1939)

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The LEMON GROVE INCIDENT

One of the earliest school desegregation cases in United States history, the Lemon Grove school board attempted to separate Mexican-American from Anglo-American children in 1931.

Roberto Alvarez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District.

Sources:

Robert R. Alvarez, Jr. "The Lemon Grove Incident: The Nation’s First Successful Desegregation Court Case," Journal of San Diego History, 32:116-135 (Spring 1986). (F 868.S15.S3)

See the Instructional Technology Services ITS Media Catalog at http://itsnet.sdsu.edu/ for the 1985 video The Lemon Grove Incident.

See Media Review Digest for reviews.

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