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Separate is never equal Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation

"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"-- Provided by publisher...

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Main Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Subjects:
Mendez, Sylvia, > 1936- > Childhood and youth > Juvenile nonfiction.
School integration > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hispanic Americans > Education > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hispanic Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile nonfiction.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Summary: "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Awards: Pura BelpreĢ Illustrator Honor, 2015 ; Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2015 ; Orbis Pictus Honor, 2015
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.
ISBN: 9781419710544
1419710540
9780605847804
0605847800
Author Notes: Duncan Tonatiuh (toh-nah-tee-YOU) is an award-winning author-illustrator. He is both Mexican and American. He grew up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and graduated from Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College in New York City. His artwork is inspired by pre-Columbian art. His aim is to create images and stories that honor the past but are relevant to today's people, especially children. His books include A Land of Books , Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns , and Separate Is Never Equal . He currently lives in San Miguel with his family but travels in the United States often.

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