Slideshow: Students at Porfirio Gonzales Elementary School

A sign stands in front of public school on West Garfield Street in Tolleson, Ariz., recounting a story of discrimination. Inside Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School, named after the man with a “defiant voice who cried out against” segregation of children of Mexican heritage from their white peers, sit the daughters of Isabel Soto, who says she cannot imagine a better school for her two daughters.
Slideshow by Brooke Razo/AZEdNews: Students at Porfirio Gonzales Elementary School


The sign in front of Porfirio Gonzales Elementary School commemorating the historic case that ushered in desegregation in Tolleson Elementary School District. Photo courtesy Tolleson Elementary School District

Dr. Lupita Hightower, superintendent of Tolleson Elementary School District, speaks with students during class. Photos by Brooke Razo/ AZEdNews



Students at Porfirio Gonzales Elementary School during class. Photos by Brooke Razo/AZEdNews








































Students at Tolleson Elementary School District during class. Photo by Brooke Martinez/AZEdNews













Students at Tolleson Elementary School District during a physical education class. Photo by Brooke Razo/AZEdNews







































































