Valerie Mendoza, director of Strengthening Institutions grant at WU will discuss Mexican Struggles for Equality. Presentation begins at noon. Attend in person or click event title for Zoom link.
The first Tuesday of each month the League of Women Voters hosts a presenter to discuss various civic engagement topics. Lunch can be purchased from the Millennium Cafe and brought into the meeting.
The momentous 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case dismantled racial segregation in public schools. Yet, the segregation experienced by Mexican and Mexican American students is often overlooked. This Humanities Kansas presentation looks at the ways the Latino communities banded together to fight discrimination and demand equal protection under the law, focusing special attention on Kansas examples.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Civic Engagement |
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