Bibliograph

Sylvia Mendez, a pioneer for equality in education, Tammy Gagne

Type

Label

Sylvia Mendez, a pioneer for equality in education, Tammy Gagne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sylvia Mendez

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1153476539

Responsibility statement

Tammy Gagne

Series statement

Unsung heroes of Hispanic heritage

Sub title

a pioneer for equality in education

Summary

Sylvia Mendez was just like any other third grader in 1946. She liked to learn. She enjoyed recess. But her school was in terrible shape. She wanted to go to the 17th Street School. This was the school that the white children in her city of Westminster attended. But it had a whites-only policy that kept Mexican American children like Sylvia out. Sylvia and her family did not think this policy was fair, so they decided to sue the school district. Their willingness to stand up for equality in education paved the way for all California schools to become desegregated. The historic court case even played a role in the more famous Brown v. Board of Education, which made school segregation illegal in all 50 U.S. states. There's even more interesting information about this pioneer in education inside

Target audience

juvenile

Classification