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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 300
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 117-92
BLACKWELL SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
MARCH 2, 2022.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2490]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 2490), to establish the Blackwell School Na-
tional Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 2490 is to establish the Blackwell School Na-
tional Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, as a unit of the National Park
System.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas, is associated with the pe-
riod of racial segregation in Marfa public schools and the only ex-
tant property directly associated with Hispanic education in Marfa,
since the other buildings were torn down after the Blackwell School
closed in 1965. The Blackwell School is a tangible reminder of the
period during which the doctrine of separate but equal dominated
education and social systems.
Mexican and Mexican American culture and history in Marfa is
tied to the Blackwell School, which for more than 50 years served
as a leading feature of the Hispanic community, illustrating the
challenge of maintaining cultural identity in a dominant Anglo so-
ciety. Hispanic influences continue to be seen in social and reli-
gious organizations, business and government institutions, and
shared experiences of language, food, and music in Marfa, Texas.
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