How History Was Made: Questions for Ernest Anastos

“In 1931, Lemon Grove made history. Nearly 25 years before Brown v. Board of Education, a judge ordered the citys school district to shut down an “Americanization school” it had opened three months before for the districts Latino students, a decision marking the first successful school desegregation case in the country.

Earlier this month, Lemon Grove celebrated the 75th anniversary of Alvarez v. Lemon Grove Board of Education by honoring Roberto Alvarez, a former pupil who, at the age of 12, served as the lead plaintiff in the case on behalf of 75 Latino students. The school board has dedicated the auditorium of the Lemon Grove Middle School in his honor — the building sits at the site of the original school house that Alvarez attended.”

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