“...What we have learned from the Lemon Grove incident is that when we unite together and we fight against those forces, we are stronger than they are.” - Mayor Alysson Snow

(Photo, left, by Armando Rasing II): Community members gathered in front of a mural created by Mario Chacon that honors the Lemon Grove Incident 

By Armando Rasing II

April 1, 2026 (Lemon Grove) – Lemon Grove community members gathered at The Neighborhood Event Center on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the 1931 Lemon Grove desegregation court decision, a decision that stopped students of Mexican descent from being separated into a different school.