USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in TEXAS was illegal?
A
Mendez v. Westminster
B
Delgado v. Bastrop
C
Edgewood v. Kirby
D
White v. Regester
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The desegregation case was named Delgado et al vs. Bastrop Independent School District after one of the plaintiffs, Minerva Delgado. Federal Judge Ben H. Rice ruled in their favor, ending legal segregation of Mexican Americans in Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment applied to all racial and ethnic groups facing discrimination, effectively broadening civil rights laws to include Hispanics and all other non-whites.

Detailed explanation-3: -BASTROP (1948) DECISION. District Judge Ben Rice agreed that segregation of Mexican American students was not authorized by Texas law and violated the equal protection of the law clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-4: -nov 1, 1948-Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (Timeline)

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