 | | | | Aliso School: 'For the Mexican Children ' |  | Author: John Mccafferty
Publisher: McSeas Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $10.00
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Sales Rank: 2600075
Media: Paperback
Pages: 131
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0971282714
EAN: 9780971282711
ASIN: 0971282714
Publication Date: December 2003
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In a case of segregation that was unofficial but as strict as any in the American South, Aliso School in Carpinteria, California, was segregated from the 1920s until 1947. Mexican-American children were not allowed to attend classes in the town's Main School, regardless of birth right or what neighborhood they lived in. Their school history has not been fully discussed until now.
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A Case Study of Segregation in California August 19, 2004
ALISO SCHOOL: 'FOR THE MEXICAN CHILDREN' tells the story of more than two decades of segregation in the elementary schools of Carpinteria, California, from the 1920s to 1947. It's a best-seller in Carpinteria, because this is the first time the Mexican-Americans in that community have been asked to talk about those days.
"Thank you, John McCafferty, for telling our story. Until now, no one was interested," one member of that community said.
Many of the Aliso students, now grandparents themselves, still have vivid memories of their school years -- the separate and unequal school building, the lack of encouragement for those who wanted to take college-prep courses, and the unwritten but enforced separation between themselves and the other children in town. They also remember those teachers who truly cared about them and helped them succeed in spite of the difficulties.
Many California communities segregated the Mexican-American children into separate schools, a practice that ended in 1947 with a court decision in Orange County -- seven years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of black students was unconstitutional. Much has been written about that historic decision. Now, at last, California's own story is coming to light.
McCafferty's book, with its extensive research and many interviews, should be read by all those who are interested in the history of public school education.
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