Kickapoo Citizenship Spotlight Traced by Wendy Britt
Wendy C. Britt documents the Kickapoo tribe of Texas, detailing their 200 year struggle for U.S. citizenship, land divides, and cultural preservation amid Public Law 97-429. Interviews in Brackettville and Eagle Pass with Nakai Breen and Ben Penginot outline ongoing disputes, living conditions, and resistance to assimilation.
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Charles Rosser
Alamo
San Jacinto
United States
Texas
Britt
Brackettville
Nakai Breen
Eagle Pass
Breen
Mexico
U.S
Ben Penginot
Peuginot
Piedras Negras
Problem students prosper at special boarding school
English professor Robert P. Moore founded Chinquapin School to help high potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds prepare for college. Located on Wallisville Road in Highlands, it operates as a five day boarding program with 62 students, including five girls. Ninety percent of graduates gain college admission, with Rice Notre Dame Stephen F. Austin and Lee College among supporters. Moore views the school as a partial solution to education problems in America.
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Houston
Chinquapin School
Robert P. Moore
St. John’s School
Chinquapin
Moores
Umbrella Point
Baytown
Moore
Wallisville Road
Highlands
Rice University
Notre Dame University
Stephen F. Austin and
Lee College
America
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