Not Allowed to Speak Spanish

ID: 2212 ~ Source: Gamboa, Robert, interviewed by Thomas Charlton, November 11, 2006, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview
This file appears in: Arvizu v. Waco Independent School District

Robert Gamboa remembers being forcibly dragged to the principal's office and punished for speaking Spanish in the hall with his friends at Waco's South Junior High School.

This file appears in: Arvizu v. Waco Independent School District

By Skylar Ray
When initial efforts to racially integrate the Waco Independent School District (WISD) proved insufficient in bringing about educational equality, community members like Pete D. Arvizu took to the courts in protest. The resulting legal battle,…