'No Mexicans Allowed': School Segregation In The Southwest

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Published March 17, 2017 at 3:51 PM EDT

African-Americans weren't the only group of people segregated in U.S. history. We hear from a Mexican-American who was prohibited from attending white schools in the Southwest.

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'No Mexicans Allowed': School Segregation In The Southwest

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