"We are grateful to everyone who raised their hand to help create this visionary plan for the little park that could, the ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) presented the Blackwell School Alliance with the 2025 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award during a special National Parks Advocacy ...

The school shut down in 1965. Decades later in 2006, Blackwell School was at risk of being demolished, until a group of alumni pushed to convert it into a museum.

The Blackwell School classroom is pictured during the school inauguration as the newest National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Credit: AP/Andres Leighton.

The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has unveiled a new “Blackwell Blueprint” in partnership with the Blackwell ...

The Biden administration has named the site of the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas, a segregated school for Mexican American children, as the country’s newest national park, Interior Secretary ...

Historic Blackwell School in Marfa becomes national park 00:31. MARFA – A west Texas school built in 1909 for Mexican and Mexican American students as part of "separate but equal" education ...

The Blackwell School was the de facto segregated school for Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, for 57 years. Now, it's a museum managed by the National Park Service.

Groups supporting the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa have released a community-informed report that will ...

Associated Press. A west Texas school built in 1909 for Mexican and Mexican American students as part of “separate but equal” education segregation was designated Wednesday as a national park.