Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster

Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.

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Sources for this episode:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations

http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s

https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0

http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html

https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html

https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html

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