Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

Separate Is Never Equal is a powerful and moving picture book that tells the incredible true story of the Mendez family's fight against segregation in California schools.

With stunning folk-inspired artwork and a gripping narrative, this book sheds light on an important piece of U.S.

civil rights history that is sure to captivate readers of all ages.

The story follows young Sylvia Mendez as she navigates the injustice of being turned away from her neighborhood school and forced to attend a separate school for Mexican families, despite being an American citizen who speaks perfect English.

When the Mendez family takes matters into their own hands and organizes a lawsuit against the school board, they help bring an end to segregated schooling in California seven years before the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v.

Board of Education.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in learning about this important yet little known event in American history, and it serves as a powerful reminder that the voices of young people are valuable and can make a difference in creating a more just and equal society.