Mendez v. Westminster was a pivotal court case in the 1940s that ended the segregation of Mexican American children in public schools, challenging discriminatory practices and setting legal precedents against educational segregation based on ethnicity.
Mendez v. Westminster was the court case in the 1940s that made the segregation of children of Mexican descent in Texas illegal. This landmark case overturned California's segregation of Hispanic children in public schools, setting a significant precedent for ending educational segregation of Mexican American students.
Following the Mendez case, in 1948 in Texas and 1950 in Arizona, federal court decisions were secured, declaring that separate schools for Mexican American children violated the Fourteenth Amendment. This legal battle marked a crucial step towards combating discrimination in schools based on ethnicity.
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