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Reviewed on October 1, 2021 | Middle To High School
Gr 4–6—When 12-year-old Roberto Alvarez and other Mexican and Mexican American students were turned away from their elementary school in Lemon Grove, California, and sent to an inferior school for students of Mexican descent, their parents and others in the community chose to fight back against this blatant discrimination. Their actions eventually led to a case brought before the Superior Court of California in San Diego. (The story somewhat confusingly states that Roberto himself brought the case to c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More