Beyond Brown: Humanities Kansas Presentation
Garden City Community College will host “Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggle for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board,” a presentation and discussion by Valerie Mendoza on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 3:30 PM in the Saffell Library Lobby at Garden City Community College. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.
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 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.
Valerie Mendoza is a historian and lecturer at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
“Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggle for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board” is part of Humanities Kansas's Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
Support for “Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggle for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board” has been provided by the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area.
For more information, contact Julia Proctor, GCCC Director of Library Services, at julia.proctor@gcccks.edu.
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