Krochmal, MaxWhite, Brittany R.author.2017-05-222017-05-2220172017https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/17493This thesis examines the impact of the school desegregation suit Jose Cisneros v. Corpus Christi Independent School District and race relations in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Cisneros case, adds to a growing body of literature on race relations from Jim Crow to the Civil Rights era. In the school desegregation suit, Mexican Americans and African Americans worked together to desegregate the education system. This study examines discriminatory practices against both groups from the 1940s leading up to Cisneros, the courtroom proceedings, and the aftermath of the decision including the reversal of Judge Woodrow Seals’s ruling. However, the legal victory did not translate into the community granting Mexican Americans equal access to education, or including them in the school desegregation process with African Americans. However, this thesis argues that despite their collaborative efforts African Americans benefited from the Cisneros decision as they were more readily able to integrate into white schools.1 online resource (ii, 83 pages).Format: OnlineNo search engine accessText