Exhibits
Para Todos Los Niños–For All the Children
This exhibition examines the fight for educational equality led by Latino families in Southern California nearly a decade before Brown v. Board of Education. Through photographs, replicas, and archival materials, visitors learn about segregation and discrimination in California that targeted non-White communities in housing, jobs, and schools.
The exhibition highlights the story of Mendez et al. v. Westminster and the broad, multi-racial grassroots efforts, including lawyers, parents, and activists, that challenged school segregation in rural Orange County. Their work not only closed many segregated schools but also advanced the wider struggle against segregated education for all children.
Visitor Information
- Time: n/a
- Location: Second Floor
- Recommended Age: All ages welcome
Para Todos Los Niños: Fighting Segregation in California
Created by the Museum of Tolerance in collaboration with Sandra Robbie, writer and producer of the Emmy winning documentary Mendez vs. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos los Niños. As well as the Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) and the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University, Fullerton.
Chapman University, College of Education Studies and the Leatherby Libraries.
With major support from:
89.3 FM KPCC is the Official Media Sponsor of Para Todos Los Niños |
Chapman University, College of Education Studies |
Leatherby Libraries |
Para Todos Los Niños: Fighting Segregation in California
Created by the Museum of Tolerance in collaboration with Sandra Robbie, writer and producer of the Emmy winning documentary Mendez vs. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos los Niños. As well as the Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) and the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University, Fullerton.
Chapman University, College of Education Studies and the Leatherby Libraries.


