Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove

Ten-year-old Roberto Alvarez loved school and attended Lemon Grove School with his siblings, neighbors, and white children from nearby homes. In 1930, the school board decided to segregate Mexican American students, claiming they had a 'language handicap' and needed 'Americanization.' The Mexican families opposed the plan, forming a committee and seeking legal help. Roberto became the plaintiff in a lawsuit, and on March 12, 1931, the case was decided in their favor, ruling that the Mexican American students had the right to equal education and should be reinstated in Lemon Grove School. This bilingual picture book, written in both English and Spanish, narrates the empowering story of The Lemon Grove Incident—a significant victory against school segregation and a testament to the determination of an immigrant community fighting for equal rights.