This chapter details the struggles faced by the Mendez family as they navigate challenging working conditions and systemic segregation in 1940s California. It highlights their entrepreneurial spirit in overcoming adversity and their courageous fight for equal education for their children through a landmark legal battle.
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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