Bilingual Education Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Demographics, Population
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian American History, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: January 2, 1968
Article abstract: In the face of a changing U.S. populace, legislation authorizes bilingual education studies.
Summary of Event
When the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, English was not the only language spoken in the thirteen colonies. Twenty percent of the colonists were non-English-speaking Europeans, including Dutch, French, and German settlers, while twenty percent spoke African languages, and a variety of languages were spoken by the indigenous peoples. During the early nineteenth century, the United States occupied the Louisiana...
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