Following Nixon's example, she takes her case to the federal bench. But she wins. And she doesn't just win admission for herself. She wins the desegregation of every public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas. The story doesn't end there. Three years later, in that same town, Raymond Taez will be elected the first Mexican American mayor of a major American city. (09:15–09:23)
CLAIM
Asserts that Thelma White's case led to the desegregation of all public higher education institutions in Texas.
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