This chapter explores the historical impact of the Mexican-American War on the citizenship status and socio-economic challenges faced by Mexican and Mexican-American communities. It delves into issues of discrimination, inequities in education, and the systemic segregation that shaped the experiences of these populations in early 20th-century America.
This 2013 episode covers the Mendez v. Westminster case that fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in the state of California in the 1940s. It went on pave the way for the much more famous Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.
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