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Description: Sylvia Mendez, eight years old, the daughter of plaintiffs Gonzalo Méndez and Felicitas Méndez. Their California case Mendez v. Westminster overturned racial segregation in education in California and set precedent for the eventual Brown v. Board of Education case.
Title: Sylvia Mendez
Credit: Duke University
Author: Sylvia Mendez
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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