Milton Public Library

Separate is never equal, Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation

eng

videorecording

NRC

Separate is never equal

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Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation

Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a Whites only school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California. This titlehas Read-Along subtitles

juvenile

live action

Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation