Sen. Hutchison Forgets Her School's History
While announcing her campaign for governor of Texas from the high school she attended, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said, "I want to help to create an education system like I had." The only problem? Sen. Hutchison attended a "segregated white school."
Sen. Hutchison Wants To Create An Education System Like She Had
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison:
"I want to help to create an education system like I had."
[Audio via LoneStarTimes.com, accessed 8/18/09]
Sen. Hutchison's High School Was Segregated
Associated Press:
For Hutchison, 66, the battle begins Monday morning at La Marque High School, where she was a cheerleader, coronation queen and Miss La Marque High School in her senior year of 1961. It was the segregated white school back then. Today it's predominantly minority.
[Associated Press, 8/17/09; emphasis added]
HT: Ken Herman at the Austin American Statesman
