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Separate is never equal

Duncan Tonatiuh

201440 pagesabout 35–55 minutes
2014
first published
  • 2014Abrams, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781613126332
  • 2014Abrams Books for Young Readers · 40 pages · ENGISBN 9781419710544
  • 2014Dreamscape MediaISBN 9781629238562

"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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AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesJustice

Content notes

  • Racismmoderateunreviewed
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