Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Written by Duncan Tonatiuh

Narrated by Adriana Sananes

A touching account of one family's quest for equality in America.--Almost ten 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, Mendez was denied enrollment to a Whites only school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a federal lawsuit. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: May 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781666602050

Duncan Tonatiuh

Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning Mexican-American author and illustrator. His books include the Pura Belpre Honor Award winners Dear Primo, Diego Rivera, and Pancho Rabbit and the Sibert Honor Award winners Separate Is Never Equal and Funny Bones. Born in Mexico, he graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City. He is inspired by Pre-Columbian art, and his aim is to create images and stories that honor the past in a way that is relevant today.