BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Naming Advisory Committee
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City
MAY 25, 2018
Le Conte Elementary School renamed after Sylvia Mendez, a key figure in California desegregation
Sylvia Mendez was the plaintiff in the landmark 1947 case Mendez v. Westminster. The case challenged the “whites only” policy of four Los Angeles school districts, and ultimately the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Mendez.
City
MAY 25, 2018
Le Conte Elementary School renamed after Sylvia Mendez, a key figure in California desegregation
Sylvia Mendez was the plaintiff in the landmark 1947 case Mendez v. Westminster. The case challenged the “whites only” policy of four Los Angeles school districts, and ultimately the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Mendez.
