Name: House passes bill to rename courthouse after Latino family who helped desegregate schools
Uploaded: 2024-05-22T16:56:56-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: The House passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday evening to rename the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse in honor of a Latino family who paved the way for school desegregation. The bill seeks to designate the courthouse located at 350 W. First Street in Los Angeles as the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse. The Mendez family helped change the […]

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House passes bill to rename courthouse after Latino family who helped desegregate schools

The House passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday evening to rename the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse in honor of a Latino family who paved the way for school desegregation. The bill seeks to designate the courthouse located at 350 W. First Street in Los Angeles as the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse. The Mendez family helped change the […]

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