Sylvia Mendez Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Sylvia Mendez (born 1936) is an American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage.At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. The case successfully ended de jure segregation in California and paved the way for integration and the American civil rights movement.Mendez grew up during a time when most southern and southwestern schools were segregated. In the case of California, Hispanics were not allowed to attend schools that were designated for "Whites" only and were sent to the so-called "Mexican schools." Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites" only school, an event which prompted her parents to take action and together organized various sectors of the Hispanic community who filed a lawsuit in the local federal court. The success of their action, of which Sylvia was the principal catalyst, would eventually bring to an end the era of segregated education. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, on February 15, 2011.
Net Worth
$3 Million
Date Of Birth
1936-01-01
Occupation
American civil rights activist of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage.
Profession
Actress
Nicknames
Sylvia Mendez, Mendez, Sylvia
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Zuma
1985
Virgin Victim #3
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mendez v. Westminster: Families for Equality
2010
Short
Herself
Tales of a Golden State: The Mendez v. Westminster Story
2009
Documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
Zuma (1985) as Virgin Victim #3
Mendez v. Westminster: Families for Equality (2010) as Herself
Tales of a Golden State: The Mendez v. Westminster Story (2009) as Herself
