DALLAS — The House of Representatives approved The Blackwell School National Historic Site Act on Tuesday to make the site of Blackwell School in Marfa a national park site.
Once signed by President Joe Biden, the act is intended to preserve and honor the history of the half-acre site in West Texas, advocates say, where generations of Hispanic children received a segregated education from their white peers.
Mario Rivera, a Blackwell School alumnus and founding board member of the Blackwell School Alliance, said in a press release the site speaks to a segregation experience “that was common in schools and many aspects of daily life in Texas and other border areas, yet is now forgotten.”
