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  2. Sylvia Mendez - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Mendez when she was 8 years old. Sylvia Mendez (born June 7, 1936) is an American civil rights activist and retired nurse. At age eight, ...

  3. Portal:California/Did you know - Wikipedia

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    ...that 8-year-old Sylvia Mendez played an instrumental role in the 1946 Mendez v. Westminster case, which successfully ended de jure segregation in California schools?...that the Yana people of California hid in the Sierra Nevada mountains for over 40 years their survival and existence unknown in the United States from 1865 to 1911?

  4. Bill seeks to rename L.A. courthouse after Latino family who ...

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    As a 9-year-old third grader in 1945, ... Sylvia Mendez said: “It is an immense honor that Congressman Jimmy Gomez is working to memorialize the work of my parents, and all the families involved ...

  5. Portal:Hispanic and Latino Americans/Selected Individual ...

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    Sylvia Mendez (born 1936) is an American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage. At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946.

  6. 50 Fascinating Hispanic Heritage Month Facts for This Year's ...

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    28. Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez, who is of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage, influenced the 1946 Mendez versus Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. ... influenced the ...

  7. Portal:California/Did you know/Archives - Wikipedia

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    ...that 8-year-old Sylvia Mendez played an instrumental role in the 1946 Mendez v. Westminster case, which successfully ended de jure segregation in California schools?...that the Yana people of California hid in the Sierra Nevada mountains for over 40 years their survival and existence unknown in the United States from 1865 to 1911?

  8. 50+ Most Influential Latin American Women in History for ...

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    Sylvia del Villard The actress, dancer and activist was outspoken about discrimination. She established the Afro-Boricua El Coqui Theater to showcase Black Puerto Rican culture.

  9. Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School - Wikipedia

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    The school is named after Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez, parents of American civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez who at eight years old, played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946.