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Feb. 18, 1946: Courts Ruled in Favor of the Mendez Family

The courts ruled in favor of the Mendez family and their co-plaintiffs in California, finding segregated schools to be unconstitutional.

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Sylvia Mendez - Civil Rights, Segregation, Education - Scope Magazine December 2017/January 2018 Classroom Magazine, 2nd Grade Ela, Change Maker, Hispanic Heritage, Literacy Activities, An Article, Civil Rights, Make A Difference, The Girl Who

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'No Mexicans Allowed:' School Segregation in the Southwest - Latino USA

Sylvia Mendez has lived in California for eight decades and has seen many changes in her time there. She remembers...

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On February 18, 1946, Judge Paul J.McCormick ruled in favor of Sylvia Mendez, making her one of the first Hispanics to attend an all-white school. Mendez’s case ended de jure segregation in California, setting a precedent for Brown vs. Board of Education seven years later, which brought an end to school segregation in the entire country. In 2011 President Barack Obama awarded Mendez the Medal of Freedom. Chicano Studies, National History Day, Black Presidents, Well Behaved Women, Brave Women, Mexican American, Civil Rights Movement, African American History, Women In History

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On February 18, 1946, Judge Paul J.McCormick ruled in favor of Sylvia Mendez, making her one of the first Hispanics to attend an all-white school. Mendez’s case ended de jure segregation in California, setting a precedent for Brown vs. Board of Education seven years later, which brought an end to school segregation in the entire country. In 2011 President Barack Obama awarded Mendez the Medal of Freedom.

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Sylvia Mendez was eight years old in 1943 when she was denied entry to an all-white school in Westminster, California. Instead, the school district was sending Mexican-American children to so called "Mexican schools". #HispanicHeritageMonth #WomenWhoMadeHistory Chicano Studies, National History Day, Code Switching, Feminist Movement, Pioneer School, Social Studies Resources, Human Right, Teaching History, Hispanic Heritage

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Sylvia Mendez: Pioneer In The School Desegregation Movement

Seventy years ago a California lawsuit started by five Mexican-American families, helped pave the way for the landmark case Brown vs. Board of Education.…

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Sylvia Mendez Quotes And Biography Resources

Inside: A list of Sylvia Mendez quotes, along with suggested books and a biography. Most Americans are familiar with the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case in 1954, a ruling that declared the segregation of schools unconstitutional. But did you know that almost 10 years earlier, another case challenging the idea of 'separate but

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When her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers were turned away when they tried to enroll in the neighborhood school. They were told they had to attend the Mexican school instead. Unable to get a satisfactory answer from the school board as to why children of Mexican descent were forced to attend a separate school, the Mendez family organized a lawsuit. The Mendez family's efforts helped bring an end to segregated schooling in California in ... School Board, Family Organizer, Her Brother, Westminster, The Neighbourhood, California, Turn Ons

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When her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers were turned away when they tried to enroll in the neighborhood school. They were told they had to attend the Mexican school instead. Unable to get a satisfactory answer from the school board as to why children of Mexican descent were forced to attend a separate school, the Mendez family organized a lawsuit. The Mendez family's efforts helped bring an end to segregated schooling in California in…

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