The 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case was crucial in ending school segregation. After Sylvia Mendez was denied school enrollment due to her darker skin, her family – and other Mexican families who had ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- Before there was Brown v. Board of Education, there was Mendez v. Westminster. The federal case involving an Orange County family helped pave the way for desegregation of ...

California students soon may start learning the story of the Mendez family and how their response to being turned away from a school in Westminster led to the repeal of segregation laws in the state.

Lessons about a landmark court case in Orange County that led to school desegregation in California will now be taught in the state’s public schools. On Sept. 20, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1805, a ...