Andrew J. Moulder

Andrew J. Moulder (March 7, 1825- October 15, 1895) was the superintendent of schools in California, superintendent of schools in San Francisco, and an author . He supported excluding minorities from public schools in California.[1][2]

He was born in Washington D.C. He attended Columbia College. He was elected state superintendent of schools in California in 1856 and re-elected in 1859.[3] He advocated for establishment of a public university in California and for establishment of the Pacific Stock Exchange. True to his name, he was a Jacksonian Democrat.[4]

He advocated for laws separating Asian Americans from white students.[5] He said "The great mass of our citizens will not associate in terms of equality with these inferior races, nor will they consent that their children do so."[6] Silas Selleck photographed him.[7]

Writings
  • Commentaries on the school law, with the elements of school architecture. Laws relating to the school lands. Forms and instructions published by J. O'Meara, State Printer (1858)
  • The advantages of association of ideas in teaching. Addressed to the teachers and school officers of California, published by B.P. Avery, State Printer (1862)[8]

See also

References
  1. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/How-early-SF-kept-Chinese
  2. San Francisco Chinatown: A Guide to Its History & Architecture by Philip P. Choy, San Francisco: City Lights Books (2012) page 166 ISBN 978-0-872-86-540-2
  3. https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/re/hd/documents/yr1963hdb.doc
  4. "Sacramento Daily Union 15 October 1895 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  5. "SFGMC Celebrates National Asian Pacific Heritage Month 2022". San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
  6. "Constitutional Rights Foundation". www.crf-usa.org.
  7. "[Andrew J. Moulder.]". oac.cdlib.org.
  8. "Moulder, Andrew J. (Andrew Jackson), 1825-1895 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.


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