Marker for Mexican School to be dedicated Saturday
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The Historical Commission of Jackson County will dedicate an historical marker for the Edna Mexican School on Saturday, July 19 at 1 p.m. at the Edna Elementary School, 400 Apollo Drive in Edna.
According to a narrative written by Frank Condron of the Jackson County Historical Commission, during the time of the Edna Mexican School there was widespread but unauthorized institutional discrimination against Mexican-Americans in South Texas.
In the early 20th century, political unrest in Mexico coupled with Texas’ demand for cheap labor in agriculture, oil, timber and cattle production created a great influx of Mexicans, especially in South Texas. The children of those workers presented many challenges to the public school systems of Texas. At this time in South Texas schools, Mexican-American children were segregated from Anglo children, according to the information on the marker. Located in the northwest part of the city, the Edna Mexican School was a wood frame building containing several rows of desks and meager educational supplies. Luna Lucille Lindberg taught at the school from l933 to 1948.
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