Separate is
Never Equal tells
the story of the Mendez's fight (an entire decade before Brown vs. Board of Education) to
integrate a California school so that Mexican children could attain the same
level of education as their white peers in the 1940s. Readers will feel for the Mexican children
standing behind a gate while lighter-skinned kids swim in a pool with a sign
labeled "No Dogs or Mexicans Allowed" nearby, but they will also
rejoice at the Mendez family's victory for true equality.
Award-winning author/illustrator Tonatiuh not only tells this engaging story
with stimulating prose; his artwork is incredible. Tonatiuh's illustrations are hand-drawn in a
style reminiscent of an ancient Mexican tribe, then digitally collaged and
colored. This book would work well for a
unit on school integration, immigration, or Hispanic history.
Tonatiuh, D. (n.d.). Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation.
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