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"--
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Abrams Books for Young Readers,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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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"-- |
Carrier Form: | 40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Awards: | Pura Belpré 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 |
Index Number: | LC214 |
CLC: | D771.262-49 |
Call Number: | D771.262-49/T663 |