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The Mendez family decided to fight for the
right for Sylvia to attend the 17th Street
Elementary, so they gathered many people
together in the Mexican community in
Westminster to challenge the city.
Did you know?
In the 1940’s, there were separate schools for
different races of people. In Sylvia’s case, there
was one school for Whites, and one for Hispanics.
Sylvia’s family wanted her to attend the school
that was only for Whites at the time.
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