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.

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. 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.

He advocated for laws separating Asian Americans from white students. 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." Silas Selleck photographed him.

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