Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School: Based on a True Story

ISBN: 0593644026

Author: Huahn, Traci

Condition: Used

Meet Mamie Tape, 8-year-old Chinese American changemaker who fought for the right to go to school in San Francisco in the 1880s. Follow Mamie's brave steps and discover the poignant history of her California Supreme Court case Tape v. Hurley.Mamies mom always reminded her a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So when Mamie wanted to go to school, even though Chinese children werent allowed, she took her first step and showed up anyway. When she was turned away at the schoolhouse door, she and her parents took another step: they sued the San Francisco school boardand won! Their case Tape v. Hurley made its way up to the California Supreme Court, which ruled that children of Chinese heritage had the right to a free public school education. But even then, Mamies fight wasnt over.Mamie Tape Fights to go to School is the story of one young changemakers brave steps on the long journey to end school segregation in California. It began with a single step.