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

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by Tonatiuh, Duncan.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Abrams Books for Young Readers, (New York :) Physical details: 40 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subject(s): School integration | Hispanic Americans | Hispanic Americans | Civil rights movements | JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century. | JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino. | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism. | School integration | Hispanic Americans | Hispanic Americans | Civil rights movements Year : 2014 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Athena Consolidated School 379.2 TON Available

Includes bibliographical references (page 39), filmography (page 39), and index.

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.

Elementary Grade.