Recognizing Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez for ending segregation in schools in Orange County, California, and for setting the precedent for the historic Brown v. Board of Education case, which ended segregation in schools across the United States.

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Bill Number

HCONRES 200

Introduced

May 22, 2003

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Constitutional law Desegregation in education Discrimination in education Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Hispanic Americans Law Minorities Minority education Secondary education Supreme Court decisions

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Recognizes Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, and those who actively supported their efforts, for ending segregation in schools in Orange County, California, and for setting the precedent for Brown v. Board of Education (which ended segregation in U.S. schools and declared the doctrine of "separate but equal" unconstitutional).

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Jun 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 22, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 22, 2003

Introduced in House

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