Written by prejudice rather than law, the story of the Blackwell School is one of “separate but equal” education for Mexican and Mexican American citizens of Marfa, Texas. Built in 1909, the school serves as a significant example of how racism and cultural disparity dominated education and social systems in the United States during this period of de facto segregation from 1889-1965.
Official Texas Travel Map. Published by the Texas Department of Transportation.
https://www.nps.gov/blsc/index.htm
Written by prejudice rather than law, the story of the Blackwell School is one of “separate but equal” education for Mexican and Mexican American citizens of Marfa, Texas. Built in 1909, the school serves as a significant example of how racism and cultural disparity dominated education and social systems in the United States during this period of de facto segregation from 1889-1965.
The Blackwell School is located in west Texas in the community of Marfa at the junction of US 90 and US 67 highways.
Blackwell School East Exterior
cream colored building with two windows and a wooden doorway with steps leading up to it.
Blackwell School National Historic Site at sunrise.
