Mendez Vs. Westminster 1946: Case Study
In the case Mendez versus Westminster 1946, the Mendez family had three children that were denied admittance to the elementary school based on their race and skin color. Only when a lawsuit was brought forward, then the Westminster School District of Orange County compromised to allow Mendez’s children to attend the school. They only made an exception for the Mendez family and concluded no other Mexican American student can enroll. The Mendez family did not accept the offer and continued with the lawsuit in hopes of creating opportunities for the entire Mexican community. Eventually the judge ruled in favor of Mendez and the Court of Appeals agreed that the Fourteenth Amendment was violated in this case. This case shows how minorities
have been mistreated and denied entrance to school that whites never had to face. All whites have to do is fill out the necessary paperwork and they will get accepted, unless they don’t live in the school zone or if the classroom is filled with no seats. They won’t be told to bring their children to another school because we don’t like the color of your skin and you’re just not plain good enough. If that’s not privilege, then I don’t know what is.
have been mistreated and denied entrance to school that whites never had to face. All whites have to do is fill out the necessary paperwork and they will get accepted, unless they don’t live in the school zone or if the classroom is filled with no seats. They won’t be told to bring their children to another school because we don’t like the color of your skin and you’re just not plain good enough. If that’s not privilege, then I don’t know what is.