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email from Janice Lowry re Peace Garden.pdf
This email was written by former first grade Metz Elementary School teacher, Janice Lowry, ln it, she explains the history of the Metz Peace Garden.

This article details the history of failed desegregation in Austin (spanning from 1928 to 1987) and how the domino effects of that event led to AISD's decision to shut down underenrolled schools in 2019.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A book dedicated to Mrs. Heimsath to honor the 20 years of service to Metz Elementary 4th graders.

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Though the school was initially started in 1916, the first Metz school building was not finalized for use until 1919.

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A photo of community members protesting for a new school on September 15, 1989.

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These images show boxes kept at Metz holding various materials relating to the school's history.
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