Separate Is Never Equal

Tonatiuh, D. (2014). Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers. When Sylvia’s family moved to Westminster, California in 1944 she was not allowed to enroll in the local public school. Her family was told that Sylvia and her brothers had to attend the Mexican school. Sylvia was American and spoke perfect English so she didn’t understand why she couldn’t attend Westminster School. After getting rejected by the superintendent and the school board Sylvia’s father, Mr. Mendez, decided to hire an attorney to fight the injustice and put an end to segregation in California. The Mendez family along with four other families filed a lawsuit and three years later in 1947 they won their case. To view the book trailer visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyGKQdPePQ.