Hernandez vs. The State of Texas (1954)
This landmark Supreme Court case ended
the elimination of Mexican Americans from Texas Grand Juries. This case
recognized that Mexican Americans did not receive equal treatment under
law. The G.I. Forum and the organizational abilities of Dr. Garcia helped
fund the case to its ultimate victory.

Minerva Delgado et al vs. Bastrop ISD In addition to the "Hernandez
case" the other case in which Dr. Garcia and the G. I. Forum played an instrumental role
was the Delgado case. The Delgado case is the landmark Mexican-American
desegregation case in Texas. Dr. Garcia once again assumed responsibility
for raising funds for the legal expenses related to the Minerva Delgado
et al vs. Bastrop ISD. These funds allowed unequivocal support of
the twenty-one parents, who were courageous in their opposition of "separate
but equal" state educational system. Unfortunately, even with the decision
that "permanently restrained and enjoined from segregation pupils of Mexican
or other Latin American descent" many school districts paid little or not
attention to the law.
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