“Foundational Inequalities of "The Great Equalizer: in Texas: An Education Case Study of San Antonio, Texas, 1850-1900"
Abstract
The essay that follows explores how the institution of education bred social hierarchy, access to citizenship, and engineered generations-long racism through a case study in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Using Molina’s racial scripts, the essay will look at the three largest demographics in San Antonio—Latino, African American, and Anglo communities focusing on their racial relationships with state and local policies, practices, and textbooks in education from early education initiatives—the 1850s through 1900. To conclude the essay, a look at where the Texas education system began, a look at what has changed and what still needs to change to ensure a better and more equitable education for future generations.
Subject
TexasHistory
Education
San Antonio
Bexar County
Bexar
Race
Racism
Citizenship
Relational
African American
Latino
Mexican American
Mexican
1850
1900
Anglo
Textbook
Text Book
Citation
Vegerano, Sarah (2021). “Foundational Inequalities of "The Great Equalizer: in Texas: An Education Case Study of San Antonio, Texas, 1850-1900". Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /196056.