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President Obama Honors Medal Of Freedom Recipients
US President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Medal of Freedom to civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2011. Mendez is a civil rights activist of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. As an eight-year-old, her parents attempted to enroll Mendez in an all-white school in their community, but were denied entry at and were told to go to the school for Mexican children. Her father and other parents sued and prevailed. The Mendez v. Westminster case was a landmark decision in the civil rights movement against segregation. Mendez currently travels around the country giving speeches on the value of a good education. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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