Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation
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Villa Park Public Library - Juvenile Non-FictionDVD J371.822 SEPOn Shelf
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Published
Holland, OH : Dreamscape Media, LLC, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781629236896, 1629236896
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
870

Notes

General Note
"Runtime 16 minutes"--Container.
General Note
"Read-a-long"--Container.
General Note
Includes: Author's notes.
Creation/Production Credits
Animated by Thomas Mazzarella.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Adriana Sananes.
Description
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 who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a Whites only school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.
Target Audience
Ages 5-9.
System Details
DVD, widescreen.
Language
English dialogue; closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tonatiuh, D., Sananes, A., & Mazzarella, T. (2014). Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation . Dreamscape Media, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tonatiuh, Duncan, Adriana, Sananes and Thomas, Mazzarella. 2014. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation. Dreamscape Media, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tonatiuh, Duncan, Adriana, Sananes and Thomas, Mazzarella. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tonatiuh, Duncan, Adriana Sananes, and Thomas Mazzarella. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2014.

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