Robb Elementary School and Uvalde's History of Mexican-American Activism

Published: June 2, 2022, 9 p.m.

b'So many people in Uvalde, Texas have a shared history. Some of that history runs right through Robb Elementary School, a place that was part of the Mexican-American community\'s struggle for racial equality.

NPR\'s Vanessa Romo spoke with Eulalio Diaz, Jr. He was the coronor on duty when a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at the school. Diaz also went to Robb Elementary and knew a lot of the victims\' families. And NPR\'s Adrian Florido has the story of Robb Elementary\'s role in the fight for Mexican-American equality.

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