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Trey’s Table Episode 414: Sylvia Mendez


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Before Brown v. Board… there was Sylvia Mendez.

An 8-year-old girl in California helped desegregate schools 7 years earlier.

Her family sued four school districts.
They won in federal court.
And the legal strategy later helped shape Brown.

Most of us were never taught this story.

That’s why we tell it.

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Trey's TableBy Trey Smith