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“Separate is not equal” was not first said in the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Here’s the story of Mendez v. Westminster

June 8, 2022

Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark case that ended segregation in schools, but there was another case involving a child plaintiff that laid the groundwork for the famous Supreme Court decision.

View the story above, taken from our June 8, 2022 Matter of Fact Listening Tour: “Trailblazers, Troublemakers and Dreams.”

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