Key |
|
Local African American firsts |
|
University of Texas at Austin (UT) facts |
|
Local desegregation facts |
|
Statewide desegregation facts |
|
National desegregation facts |
Note: The Austin American-Statesman newspaper had several name changes over the five decades covered in this timeline. The variations reflect usage for that time—Austin Statesman, The Austin Statesman, The Austin-Statesman, The Austin American, The Austin American-Statesman, American Statesman, The American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman.
|
overview |
1940s |
1950s |
1960s |
1970s |
1980s |
all
1975
|
|
The Austin Chapter of the NAACP criticizes proposed Oak Hill site for a southwest high school. [AF-Segregation-Public Schools-S1700 (2)-1975; The Austin Citizen, “Segregation ‘Seeds’ Will Surely Grow,” May 17, 1975] |
|
The school district’s new transfer policy sparks a movement by parents to begin registering their children in schools with low enrollments, but it did not result in an exodus from the campuses labeled the “least fundamental” in the city by the Awareness League, an Austin based organization that advocates for a more disciplined and structured school environment. Under the policy, Trustees designated A.N. McCallum High, Lamar and O. Henry Junior High, and 13 elementary schools as “open enrollment schools,” and agreed to accept all student transfers to those facilities, as long as the parents or students provide their own transportation. [AF-Segregation-Public Schools-S1700 (2)-1975; The Austin Citizen, “Transfer Rule Gets Response,” May 31, 1975] |
|
Austin ISD files an answer to proposed sites for Williams, Sanchez and Houston elementary schools and construction begins. Austin ISD proposes constructing northeast junior high school, but intervenors object. Austin ISD makes plans for a new southwest high school, but intervenor dissatisfaction prompts district to postpone hearing in federal court. [AF-Segregation-Public Schools-S1700 (2)-1975; The Austin American-Statesman, “Desegregation in Austin,” August 17, 1975] |
|
|