Mirabeau B. Lamar Day: A Salute to Texas' Father of Educatio

Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas from 1838-41, successfully argued the importance of public education, and proposed the first actions that laid the foundation for a public school system in Texas.

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