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Class project by Ms. Sweet's 4th grade class in 2016. The series is entitled "Memorable important people in Metz history."

Certification of Appreciation for Metz to commemorate Metz participating in the first Cesar Chavez Essay Writing Contest.
A plaque recognizing Metz Elementary's participation in the first César Chávez essay writing contest, dated December 4th, 1993.

The winning essay for the 1994 Cesar Chavez writing contest.

Newspaper article outlining Metz students visit with Cesar Chavez after founding the United Farm Workers Union.

Students warmly welcome Cesar Chavez to their school.

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

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.

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.

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.