CA ACR130

Declares April 14 of each year as Sylvia Mendez Day in California

Commemorates the anniversary of the 1947 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which struck down school segregation of Mexican American children in Orange County

Recognizes the case as a pivotal civil rights precedent that preceded and influenced Brown v. Board of Education (1954), with Thurgood Marshall filing a supporting brief using arguments later applied in Brown

Honors the four Mexican American families from Westminster, Garden Grove, El Modena, and Santa Ana who challenged segregation policies that violated 14th Amendment equal protection rights

Encourages Californians to reflect on the case's significance in advancing educational equality and civil rights