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Mendez v. Westminster : school desegregation and Mexican-American rights / Philippa Strum.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2010.Description: xiii, 186 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780700617197 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0700617191 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780700617180 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0700617183 (cloth : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Mendez versus Westminster
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.7307980264 21
Contents:
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.
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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.

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