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HCONRES 200 108th Congress House Commemorations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers 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

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.

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
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
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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's happening now June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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