Congress makes the historic segregated Blackwell School in West Texas a national park
The Blackwell School historic site in Marfa, Texas. Provided by the National Parks Conservation Association.The House of Representatives approved The Blackwell School National Historic Site Act Tuesday to make the site of Blackwell School in Marfa a national park site.
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.” The Blackwell School site in Marfa, Texas, is now a museum. Provided by the National Parks Conservation Association.
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