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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wherever this historiography [of education] moves next, scholars will do well to engage with the work of García." * History of Education *
"Delves into political tensions within Oxnard, California, and illustrates the board of education’s decisions enacting segregation and thereby shaping the education of Mexicans and blacks . . . The work uncovers hidden histories of Mexican American and black struggles to end segregation, and it results in a very rich study." * American Historical Review *
"Provides a meticulous, nuanced, and brilliant study of the complex layers behind the historical connections of educational and residential segregation." * Latino Studies *
"Amid the racial reckoning and protests that have swept this country, Strategies of Segregation is a timely and invaluable contribution to California history, Chicano/a studies, and ethnic studies."
* California History *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 • The White Architects of Mexican American Education 12
2 • Pernicious Deeds: Restrictive Covenants and Schools 39
3 • “Obsessed” with Segregating Mexican Students 55
4 • Ramona School and the Undereducation of Children in La Colonia 79
5 • A Common Cause Emerges for Mexican American and Black Organizers 100
6 • Challenging “a Systematic Scheme of Racial Segregation”: Soria v. Oxnard School Board of Trustees 129
Epilogue 162
Appendix: List of Interviews Conducted and Consulted 167
Notes 169
Bibliography 247
