Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites only" school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

Book Details

ISBN13	9781419710544
ISBN10	1419710540
Series/Work	OL19664084W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Harry N. Abrams
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

age:max:10 age:min:6 award:Pura_Belpre_award Childhood and youth Civil rights Civil rights movements Civil rights movements, juvenile literature Education grade:max:4 grade:min:1 Hispanic americans Hispanic Americans Hispanic americans, juvenile literature History Juvenile literature JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism lexile:870 lexile_code:AD

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