MOTAL: A Class Action - Documentary Screening & Discussion
Date and Time
Friday Feb 24, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Friday, February 24, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Old Courthouse: 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website
Contact Information
visit www.motal.org and www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse
Description
A Class Action: The Grassroots Struggle for School Desegregation in California
Screening of Mendez v. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos los Ninos
A documentary film by Sandra Robbie. Discussion following the screening.
Presented by the Museum of Teaching and Learning and the Old Orange County Courthouse
The Class Action exhibit explores the meaning of the landmark court case Mendez et al v. Westminster et al., which brought an end to school segregation in this state and paved the way for the the decision of Brown v. Board of Education.
