apr 14, 1947 - Méndez v. Westminster (1947)
Description:
- Sylvia Méndez sued Westminster, Garden Grove, El Modena, and Santa Ana boards of education (Orange County)- Ruled in 1947 to give Mexican children equal rights
- Legal precursor to Brown v. Board of Education
- First desegregation case on the state level
- Later applied to Asian and Native American schoolchildren
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 14, 1947
Now
~ 78 years ago