Duran was familiar with the names - they were her parents' - but not the story that went along with them, the story of a young couple who fought back when they were told their children weren't allowed to attend a 'White' school.
Duran told that story while advocating in Sacramento... for legislation that would incorporate the Mendez v. Westminster case into history and social science curriculum standards for California's public schools.
#mendez-v-westminster-case #california-schools-desegregation #brown-v-board-of-education #educational-curriculum-reform #school-segregation-history
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