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Title
Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation (39917)
Physical Illustrated
Copyrighted 2014
Audience Primary (P)
Collection Professional Library
Synopsis 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. [OCLC]. At the end of this biographical picture book readers will find photographs, additional information about the Mendez family, and a glossary.
Author Tonatiuh, Duncan
Dimensions 29 cm
ISBN# 9781419710544
Notes Keywords: Social issues, Prejudice, Racism.
Stmt Resp Duncan Tonatiuh.
TitleVartn Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
Subjects Civil rights demonstrations—History; Discrimination in public accommodations; Latinos (U.S.)—Civil rights; Latinos (U.S.)—Education; School integration—United States; Segregation in education—History; United States—History—20th century; Diversity(CK); Picture Books(CK); Mendez, Sylvia,—1936-(A)
Call# E TON
Holdings
Book 1 copy
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