HIUS 113 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Jim Crow Laws, Mexican Americans, De Jure
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Jeanne m. powers: on separate paths: the mexican american and african american legal. Brown v. board of education (1954: work to desegregate s(cid:272)hool(cid:859)s blacks vs. whites, naacp, grassroots activists. Both african americans and mexicans had the same goal: to end state-sanctioned segregation. Romo v. laird case (1925: romo tried to enroll his kids in an anglo school, but was denied, court said schools allowed to segregate as they may deem advisable, but ordered school to admit romo children. Independent school district v. salvatierra: roberto alvarez v. board of trustees of the lemon grove school distrsict. Naacp first targeted segregation in graduate/professional schools: should have more opportunities for blacks to enter these schools, equalize salaries of black and white elementary school teachers. Murray v. maryland (1935: murray admitted to university of maryland law school, blacks given access to higher education. 1950s, targeted segregation in elementary and secondary education. Pg 35: argued that segregation was unconstitutional.
