Recognizing Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez for ending segregation in schools in Orange County, California, and…

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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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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).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 22, 2003

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: 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.

Latest action (Jun 25, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Policy area: Commemorations · Origin: House · Introduced: May 22, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.