Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation / Duncan Tonatiuh.

Author
Tonatiuh, Duncan [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Description
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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    "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.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.
    Study program information
    Accelerated Reader 5.1.
    Awards
    Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor, 2015 ; Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2015 ; Orbis Pictus Honor, 2015
    ISBN
    • 9781419710544 (hardback)
    • 1419710540 (hardback)
    LCCN
    2013032089
    OCLC
    861335171
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