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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