Separate is Never Equal, Duncan Tonatiuh
Separate is Never Equal, Duncan Tonatiuh
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Separate is Never Equal
Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Author: Duncan Tonatiuh

Narrator: Adriana Sananes

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2014

Synopsis

Almost 10 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.

About 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.

About Adriana Sananes

Adriana Sananes is an award-winning bilingual New York City stage actress, director, and narrator. A recipient of a theatre fellowship from The Princess Grace Foundation, she has recorded more than 150 audiobooks, including Spanish versions of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman, and Pulitzer Prize winning Enrique’s Journey, for which she won a Audie for Best Spanish Narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 14, 2014

If I blame my childhood education for anything I suppose it would be for instilling in me the belief that the history worth learning consisted of a set of universally understood facts. One event would be more worthy of coverage than another. One person better positioned for a biography than another.......more

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on February 07, 2017

"Almost 10 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 acti......more

Goodreads review by nitya on September 07, 2020

This was both fascinating and sobering to read. Public school education leaves a lot to be desired, even now. So to learn about one family's (and the Latinx community's) fight to desegregate schools YEARS before Brown vs Board of Education makes me proud, yet more determined to call out discriminati......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on December 19, 2020

Outstanding Book What a wonderful story. A true story as well! It tells about the pains and struggles of the Mendez family and the cruelty of their small town in California. Another strength is that it is viewed the the eyes of the children. Overall, a great story that all should read. I recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Matal “The Mischling Princess” on August 31, 2024

After reading “Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation” by Duncan Tonatiuh, I can see why this picture book has won so many awards. Long before Brown vs The Board of Education, in the 1940s the Mendez family fought to desegregate public schools in California. A......more

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