Problem: How did the modern civil rights movement play out in a Southwest that features a remarkably diverse population (Anglo-American, Hispanic American, African American, Native American, and Asian American)? For example, prior to the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, a lower federal court made a somewhat similar ruling in Westminster School District v. Mendez . What is the essential ruling of that case, and how might it have set the agenda for the civil rights movement in the West?