Sylvia Mendez learned about discrimination at a very young age. When she was just eight years old, her parents attempted to enroll her in a local all-White school, but were refused and told to take their daughter to the all-Mexican school in their California community. Her parents refused, especially when they witnessed the abundance of resources at the all-White school. At the time, most schools were segregated and her father, Gonzalo Mendez, a Mexican who ran a successful agriculture business, and mother, native Boricua Felicitas Mendez, decided to sue. The Mendez vs. Westminster
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