New Mexico History- The Founding of Alamogordo and the evolution of High School Athletics 1912- 1950’s

New Mexico History- The Founding of Alamogordo and the evolution of High School Athletics 1912- 1950's. In 1898 Alamogordo was split into two cities: Alamogordo a primarily Caucasian enclave and Chihuahua a primarily Mexican/Latin American enclave. The two were merged in 1912 and became the incorporated city of Alamogordo, New Mexico.... Dudley School was built in 1914 and had four classrooms. Dudley School was set up as part of a segregation plan at the time and specialized in children that did not speak English being educated in a separate school facility. Hispanics could not go north of 10th Street or into the plaza at the time. The city of Alamogordo, New Mexico with its proximity to Texas was a racially divided city.... Alamogordo High School began an organized sports program in 1912 for Caucasian boys offering PE, Track & Field and Basketball and Football. The African American School was called the Delaware School and the school that spoke Spanish only was the Dudley School. Athletes from those schools were segregated from the white schools of the time. To see original published article visit https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/26952/new-mexico-history-founding-alamogordo-and-evolution-high-school-athletics This episode is also available as a blog post: http://authorchrisedwards.com/2021/04/05/new-mexico-history-the-founding-of-alamogordo-and-the-evolution-of-high-school-athletics-1912-1950s/ Excepted from book 1 of book series Coach Bob Sepulveda the Early Days book 1 available at independent book sellers such as Roadrunner Emporium, 928 New York Avenue Alamogordo New Mexico and online at Amazon worldwide.