Case filed by Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez in 1944 when a Westminster, California elementary school denied their children enrollment due to the color of their skin. This trial, and the positive outcome, paved the way for the 1947 bill outlawing segregated schools in California. Two items: Court document regarding the Westminster School Dist. of Orange County et al. v. Mendez case, 8.5 x 11, nine pages, April 14, 1947, signed at the bottom of the first page in blue felt tip, “Gonzalo Mendez, Jr.”; and a commemorative panel featuring a printed block of Mendez v. Westminster stamps, 8.5 x 11, signed across the top in black felt tip by Mendez. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.
