{"product_id":"separate-is-never-equal-sylvia-mendez-and-her-family-s-fight-for-desegregation","title":"Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation","description":"Seven years before Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools. Discover their incredible story in Separate Is Never Equal, a picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh.\n\nJane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner * A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book * A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\n\n* “Masterfully combines text and folk-inspired art to add an important piece to the mosaic of U.S. civil rights history.” ―Kirkus (starred review)\n\nWhen her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez was excited about enrolling in her neighborhood school. But she and her brothers were turned away and told they had to attend the Mexican school instead.\n\nSylvia could not understand why—she was an American citizen who spoke perfect English. Why were the children of Mexican families forced to attend a separate school?\n\nUnable to get a satisfactory answer from the school board, the Mendez family decided to take matters into its own hands and organized a lawsuit. In the end, the Mendez family’s efforts helped bring an end to segregated schooling in California in 1947, seven years before the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in schools across America.\n\nAuthor and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh writes in his notes, “My hope is that this book will help children and young people learn about this important yet little known event in American history. I also hope that they will see themselves reflected in Sylvia’s story and realize that their voices are valuable.”\n\nUsing his signature illustration style and incorporating his interviews with Sylvia Mendez, as well as information from court files and news accounts, Tonatiuh tells the inspiring story of the Mendez family’s fight for justice and equality, a fight that is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago.\n\nPlus don't miss the edition in Spanish: Separados no somos iguales: Sylvia Méndez y la lucha de su familia por la integración\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419710540\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1419710540.LN\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Like New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tonatiuh, Duncan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in like new condition. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455078645937,"sku":"RDV.1419710540.LN","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1419710540-0.jpg?v=1781633641","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/separate-is-never-equal-sylvia-mendez-and-her-family-s-fight-for-desegregation","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}