Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange County

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BE025589
Published Date
08-13-2015 3:55 PM
Published Year
1946
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Abstract
This federal court case, brought by the fathers of five Mexican and Mexican-American students, challenged racial segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American students in Orange County, California, schools. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ultimately held that the segregation of these students into separate "Mexican schools" was unconstitutional. This case preceded Brown v. Board of Education, and laid the foundation for ending school segregation.
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