Lemon Grove Celebrates 100 Years Since Landmark Desegregation Case

• In 1930, Lemon Grove, California, in San Diego County, was a small agricultural town with a growing Mexican American population.
• Many Latino families sent their children to the Lemon Grove School for education.
• The town is commemorating the 100th anniversary of a landmark desegregation case.
• The case involved the exclusion of Mexican American children from the school.
• The victory in this case was a significant step towards educational equality.