Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
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. Full description
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. |
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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: |
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