jul 23, 1930 - Lemon Grove Incident (1930)
Description:
- U.S.'s first successful school desegregation case- Principal and PTA attempted to segregate Mexican and white schoolchildren after winter break
- March 30, 1931: Judge Claude Chambers demanded reinstatement of Mexican children in the main school and denounced Lemon Grove School Board's claims
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 23, 1930
Now
~ 95 years ago