Maestas vs. George H. Shone
1914 U.S. lawsuit against educational segregation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francisco Maestas et al. vs. George H. Shone et al. was a school desegregation case in Colorado involving Latino children in the early 20th Century.[1] Filed in the Colorado district court, 12th district, in 1912 by Francisco Maestas against the Alamosa School District Superintendent and Board of Education in 1913, the case precedes Del Rio ISD v. Salvatierra by sixteen years, Alvarez v. Lemon Grove by seventeen years and Mendez v. Westminster by thirty-three years. The court ruled in favor of Maestas and the other Latino families.
Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al. | |
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Court | Alamosa Case No. 6 |
Decided | April 17, 1914 (1914-04-17) |
Though quickly forgotten afterward, it is considered one of the earliest known court victories involving Latinos against educational segregation.[2]