Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al.: Mexican American Resistance to School Segregation in the Hispano Homeland, 1912–1914

The author of this paper believes that the case of Francisco Maestas et al. And George H. Shone et al. (1914) is one of the first challenges to isolation of American schools in the United States. Lawsuits were held in southern Colorado where Mexican Americans have a deep history. This case is unique as the ethnic background and language needs of Mexican American children are questioned. First, plaintiffs (Mexican Americans) regard the children as ethnically different from the Mexican and are challenging Apartheid using the Colorado state constitution. . The accused (a committee member and a supervisor) argued that Mexican-American children were white and claimed that they were the same as other white children in the school district. Second, school district officials insist that Mexican-American children other than English attend independent schools to meet the needs of the language. District court judges judged that school officials had a policy to send all Mexican American children to another school. If many Mexican-American children speak English, the district judge can not prevent school officials from engaging in general schools and recent schools with English-speaking Mexican-American children In support of Francisco Mestas. Especially their house

The first Mexican-American victory after World War II was a constitutional challenge to the separation of schools. Supported by NAACP's Friends of the Court briefing, Mendez et al. v. Westminster School District (1946) was a class action lawsuit brought by Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez in four school districts in Southern California. Plaintiffs demanded the termination of the isolation of more than 5,000 Mexican and Mexican American students living in various districts of Orange County.

The author of this paper believes that the case of Francisco Maestas et al. And George H. Shone et al. (1914) is one of the first challenges to isolation of American schools in the United States. Lawsuits were held in southern Colorado where Mexican Americans have a deep history. This case is unique as the ethnic background and language needs of Mexican American children are questioned. First, plaintiffs (Mexican Americans) regard the children as ethnically different from the Mexican and are challenging Apartheid using the Colorado state constitution. . Defendant (committee member and director of the board of education) argued that Mexican American children are white and claimed that they are the same as other white children in the school district.

Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al. : Mexico - American Hispano Homeland school separation, 1912 - 1914