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Antes de Brown, una boricua peleó por la escuela

Before Brown, Mendez v. Westminster challenged school segregation in California. The receipt shows Felicitas Méndez, a Puerto Rican mother, inside that legal fight.

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  • NARA/DocsTeach keeps the petition and judgement/injunction attached to the case record.
  • The case challenged segregated schooling for children of Mexican and Latino ancestry in Orange County, California.
  • The Boricua receipt is Felicitas Méndez's role inside the family and legal fight before Brown.
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NARA/DocsTeach, Petition in Mendez v. Westminster School DistrictNARA/DocsTeach, Judgement and Injunction in Mendez v. WestminsterNational Park Service, Mendez v. Westminster backgroundLocal source packet: Antes de Brown, una boricua peleó por la escuelaYouTube Short
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