On March 21, 1973, the US Supreme Court decided the case of “Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez”. The ruling concerned a lawsuit brought on behalf of schoolchildren in low income neighborhoods; the school district was 90% Hispanic and 6% African-American. The Supreme Court majority held that a school-financing system based on local property taxes… Continue reading “Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez”
Month: March 1973
Roberto Clemente, Humanitarian and Star Athlete
On March 20, 1973, Major League Baseball star Roberto Clemente was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemente, a Puerto Rican, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 18-year baseball career (1955–72). He won the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1966, and was selected to participate in the league’s All… Continue reading Roberto Clemente, Humanitarian and Star Athlete