![Presidio's Mariachi Santa Cruz performs at the annual Blackwell School block party on April 22.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92d07ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x795+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F33%2Fac48c6f64fdfab96e8a176aa4ea7%2Fblackwell-mariachi-santa-cruz.jpg)
Carlos Morales
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Marfa Public Radio
![Students with Marfa Independent School District's ballet folklorico program perform during a day-long celebration at the Blackwell School.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf6ffb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x795+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2F37%2Fd1eb27eb4dea97bdccc8603918ff%2Fblackwell-folklorico.jpg)
Carlos Morales
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Marfa Public Radio
![During a celebration of Marfa's historic Blackwell School, visitors play a game of lotería.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f0f3dea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x795+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2F6d%2F93c3a334493e920509259323d546%2Fblackwell-loteria.jpg)
Carlos Morales
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Marfa Public Radio
![Today, the Blackwell School operates in part as a Museum, where visitors can explore the school's history.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c7f73c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x795+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F81%2F110e508540b9b4c3d19389c62b26%2Fblackwell-framed-photo.jpg)
Carlos Morales
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Marfa Public Radio
![Marfa's Blackwell School was where town's Mexican-American children were taught when they were not allowed to attend the same schools as their white peers. The school was just recently designated a national historic site after years of work to preserve the school’s history.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2380de0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x795+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2F9c%2F89eb777f449b982d953f2e3b0858%2Fblackwell-alum-shirt.jpg)
Carlos Morales
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Marfa Public Radio