Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

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Tonatiuh draws upon traditional Mixtec codex art to tell the story of 11-year-old Sylvia Mendes, who helped end school segregation in California seven years before Brown v. Board of Education.

Nonfiction, History, US History
Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2015 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2015 (Honor Title)
Age: Middle
Format: Book
ISBN: 9781419710544

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

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