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Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican-Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in the "Mendez vs. Westminster" case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946. Mendez grew up during a time when most schools were segregated. In the case of California, Hispanics were not allowed to attend schools that were designated for "Whites" only and were sent to so-called "Mexican schools." Although an American citizen who spoke perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites" only school, an event which prompted her parents to take action, organise various sectors of the Hispanic community and file a lawsuit in the local federal court. The success of their actions would eventually bring an end to the era of segregated education.

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Book category Books in English Children's, Teenage & educational Picture books, activity books & early learning material Picture books

• Full title: Separate Is Never Equal
• Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 40
• EAN: 9781419710544
• ISBN: 1419710540
• ID: 04791308
• Publisher: Abrams books
• Weight: 523 g
• Dimensions: 287 × 230 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. May 2014

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