Old Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ernesto Galarza

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

1. Ernesto Galarza Marker

Inscription. A line of strong, diverse, and dedicated teachers from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds have shaped the lives of Sacramento’s children. Ernesto Galarza was such a teacher, with an influence reaching far beyond Sacramento. He was born in Mexico, but grew up in Sacramento after fleeing with his parents from the uncertainties of the Mexican Revolution. Raised in Oak Park, he attended Sacramento’s integrated schools. He earned a Doctorate from Columbia University before entering the United States Foreign Service in the 1930s where he served for over 20 years. In the 1960s and 1970s, he taught at San Jose State University and served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Notre Dame, and the University of California at Berkeley. Throughout his life, Galarza strove to improve the working conditions of farm labor, advocated civil rights, and promoted child welfare. His autobiography, Barrio Boy, was on of the first autobiographies written by a Mexican American to be published. Shortly before he died, Galarza was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his lifetime commitment to social justice.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Hispanic Americans.

Location. 38° 34.907′ N, 121° 30.218′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. It can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Interstate 5, on the right when traveling east. The metal marker is along the pedestrian walk where K Street extends under the freeway overpass towards downtown. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

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It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Reformer Emerges (here, next to this marker); War Games (here, next to this marker); A Transportation Hub (here, next to this marker); Ten Years that Electrified Our World (here, next to this marker); A Time of Panic and Unrest (here, next to this marker); The Early Homeless (here, next to this marker); A United Effort (here, next to this marker); Women in the Wartime Workforce (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. The marker is part of the Historical Timeline of Sacramento.
Inset Image:
An unidentified child laborer, ca. 1900 – from the Sacramento Trust for Historic Preservation Collection

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Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

2. Ernesto Galarza Marker

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Timeline of Sacramento

Marker Within the Timeline image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

3. Marker Within the Timeline

Ernesto Galarza image. Click for full size.

4. Ernesto Galarza

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.