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Mendez v. Westminster School District

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Mendez v. Westminster School District

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Auction Date:2011 Dec 07 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Case filed by Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez in 1944 when a Westminster, California elementary school denied their children enrollment due to the color of their skin. This trial, and the positive outcome, paved the way for the 1947 bill outlawing segregated schools in California. Two items: Court document regarding the Westminster School Dist. of Orange County et al. v. Mendez case, 8.5 x 11, nine pages, April 14, 1947, signed at the bottom of the first page in blue felt tip, “Gonzalo Mendez, Jr.”; and a commemorative panel featuring a printed block of Mendez v. Westminster stamps, 8.5 x 11, signed across the top in black felt tip by Mendez. In fine condition.