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Strum, Philippa.

Mendez v. Westminster : school desegregation and Mexican-American rights / Mendez versus Westminster Philippa Strum. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2010. - xiii, 186 p. ; 23 cm. - Landmark law cases & American society .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mexican-Americans in California -- From Lemon Grove to the zoot suit riots -- The parents decide to sue -- Race, ethnicity, and trial strategies -- The trial begins -- "We always tell our children they are Americans" -- The experts testify -- Judge McCormick decides -- From the Court of Appeals to the state legislature.



ISBN: 9780700617197 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0700617191 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780700617180 (cloth : alk. paper) 0700617183 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Méndez, Gonzalo.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Westminster School District (Orange County, Calif.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Mexican Americans--Education--United States.
Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--California--Orange County.
Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--California--Orange County.

Dewey Class. No.: 344.7307980264