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Sylvia Mendez (born June 7, 1936) is an American civil rights a...
wikipedia - 15 Sep 2020
Sylvia Mendez (born June 7, 1936) is an American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage. At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. The case successfully ended de jure segregation in California[1] and paved the way for integration and the American civil rights movement.[2]
Background - Mendez v. Westminster Re-Enactment
United States Courts (.gov) - 14 Dec 2024
Background - Mendez v. Westminster Re-Enactment ...
Schools to include Mendez v. Westminster case in curriculum based on new law
OCDE Newsroom - 24 Sep 2024
Schools to include Mendez v. Westminster case in curriculum based on new law ...
L.A. federal courthouse renamed after Latino family in segregation fight
Axios - 06 Jan 2025
L.A. federal courthouse renamed after Latino family in segregation fight ...
Federal Courthouse Becomes First to Be Named After a Latina
HipLatina - 10 Jan 2025
Federal Courthouse Becomes First to Be Named After a Latina ...
Newsom signs bill adding key O.C. civil rights case to state’s history textbooks
Los Angeles Times - 24 Sep 2024
Newsom signs bill adding key O.C. civil rights case to state’s history textbooks ...
Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools
Orange County Register - 25 Sep 2024
Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools ...
Sylvia Mendez Obituary (2024) - Oklahoma City, OK - Smith & Kernke Funeral Homes & Crematory - NW 23rd St
Legacy.com - 27 Sep 2024
Sylvia Mendez Obituary (2024) - Oklahoma City, OK - Smith & Kernke Funeral Homes & Crematory - NW 23rd St ...
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos | The Fight for Equal Schooling in Mendez v. Westminster | Episode 3
PBS - 04 Oct 2024
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos | The Fight for Equal Schooling in Mendez v. Westminster | Episode 3 ...
Bill to rename courthouse after trailblazing Mendez family marks one year
UnidosUS - 01 Oct 2024
Bill to rename courthouse after trailblazing Mendez family marks one year ...
Sylvia Mendez and Her Parents Fought School Segregation Years Before 'Brown v. Board'
Biography - 15 Sep 2020
Sylvia Mendez and Her Parents Fought School Segregation Years Before 'Brown v. Board' ...
The Latino family of Sylvia Mendez were pivotal in the desegregation fight.
NBC News - 20 Sep 2021
The Latino family of Sylvia Mendez were pivotal in the desegregation fight. ...
Perspective | Dreaming big for Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School’s first year
EdNC - 21 Sep 2022
Perspective | Dreaming big for Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School’s first year ...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution - 13 Sep 2024
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With the Smithsonian ...
Unveiling Justice: The Mendez Family's Fight for Education Equality and Lasting Legacy
National Park Service (.gov) - 01 Sep 2023
Unveiling Justice: The Mendez Family's Fight for Education Equality and Lasting Legacy ...
Before 'Brown V. Board,' Mendez Fought California's Segregated Schools : Code Switch
NPR - 16 May 2014
Before 'Brown V. Board,' Mendez Fought California's Segregated Schools : Code Switch ...
Sylvia Mendez shares her family’s legacy with OCDE alternative education students
OCDE Newsroom - 15 Mar 2023
Sylvia Mendez shares her family’s legacy with OCDE alternative education students ...
Mendez vs. segregation: 70 years later, famed case 'isn't just about Mexicans. It's about everybody coming together'
Los Angeles Times - 17 Apr 2016
Mendez vs. segregation: 70 years later, famed case 'isn't just about Mexicans. It's about everybody coming together' ...
Setting the Precedent: Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County, et al. and the US Courthouse and Post Office
National Park Service (.gov) - 01 Sep 2023
Setting the Precedent: Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County, et al. and the US Courthouse and Post Office ...
Mendez v. Westminster, which ended forced school segregation, concluded on this day in 1947
OCDE Newsroom - 14 Apr 2022
Mendez v. Westminster, which ended forced school segregation, concluded on this day in 1947 ...