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1994- Joe Knapp visits Metz - In this video, Joe Knapp visits Metz elementary. Mostly clips of him giving a talk to a group of students.

On April 22, 1986 the 70th anniversary of the opening of Metz Elementary School, the community came together to hold a parade.

Metz Elementary 2002 Teacher Talent Show = In other interviews, teachers at Metz Elementary always look fondly at the Teacher Talent show. This video shows the 2002 Teacher Talent show.

This picture of the Austin's 1928 city plan shows how Austin's City Council planned to implement racial segregation by creating communities in the outskirts of Austin specifically for racial minorities.

This image shows students being bused to majority-white schools in 1971, after Austin ISD begins mandatory one-way busing to meet federal desegregation rules.

A photo is taken of a mother explaining to her daughter the significance of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools in unconstitutional.

Video of Cesar Chavez when he visited Metz in 1987.https://youtu.be/Hz2QnLAVPZA

Students warmly welcome Cesar Chavez to their school.