Gonzalo Mendez

Arthur Palomino, Son of Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al Plaintiff, Passes Away

​For far too long, I've railed about history in Orange County, not only the lack of it, but then the warping of the tale once it gets told. And no case is more emblematic of this problem than our most famous civil rights case, Mendez, et al v. Westminster, et al. Anyone who knows about the case ca ... More >>

Leo Carrillo, Gonzalo Mendez, Frank Palomino, Carey McWilliams, and Lame-O Westminster/Garden Grove Unified School Districts

​The recent push by activists to have a school in the Orange Unified School District named after local civil rights pioneer Lorenzo Ramirez reminded me that the Westminster Unified School District still hasn't named a school after its famous civil rights pioneer: Gonzalo Mendez, who along with Ram ... More >>

OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out

Teaching Museum Uses Adventure Films to Help Fund Mendez v. Westminster Exhibit

Jonathan Copp, RIP.​What do the plucky Museum of Teaching and Learning, an internationally acclaimed film festival and the landmark Mendez v. Westminster School District case of 1946 have in common?All three could learn you something.The Fullerton-based Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) is s ... More >>

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