Mendez v. Westminster - School Desegregation and Mexican-American Rights

While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy.

About the author

Philippa Strum is Resident Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and author of Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights and When the Nazis Came to Skokie: Freedom for the Speech We Hate, among others.

Summary

While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy.

Product details

• Authors: Philippa Strum
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2010
• EAN: 9780700617197
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-1719-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 210 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society; Landmark Law Cases & American; Landmark Law Cases & American
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries