Hispanic America USA, Inc.
                                             a Non-Profit Organization providing an overview of
                    Contributions of Hispanics &  Spanish Speaking America - World and U.S. History
                                                         Copyright © 1996-97 all rights reserved

                                       By Elias Padilla, Keynote speaker for U.S.                                     U.S. Armed Forces
                                                                        
                                           
       The Spanish opened St. Augustine School in 1787, the same year that our Founding Fathers were drafting the U.S. Constitution. This school laid the foundation for integrated, public education in thee United States. Up until then, education was available only to white children from families that could afford private schools. St. Augustine School was supported by funds from the royal treasury and was free to all children, including black children.

                                                                                                           

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