A Class Apart
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Feb 23, 2009 · A Class Apart tells the story of a landmark Supreme Court case that challenged discrimination against Mexican Americans in the 1950s. The film explores the history, the characters, and the legacy of this civil rights movement that is still alive today.
With Gloria Villa Cadena, Norma Cantú, Ramiro Casso, James DeAnda. From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination.
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A Class Apart FULL SPECIAL | American Experience | PBS America. Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves a broader story of the civil rights movement...
Texas, in which an underdog band of Mexican Americans from Texas bring a case all the way to the Supreme Court—and win. The landmark legal case Hernandez v. Texas raises important questions ...
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The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination. In 1951 in the town of Edna, Texas, a field hand named Pedro Hernández murdered his employer after exchanging words at a gritty cantina.
From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow ...
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Feb 23, 2009 · A Class Apart is a 2009 episode of American Experience that tells the story of a landmark civil rights case that challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican Americans. It follows the legal team that defended Pedro Hernandez, a field hand accused of murder, and their daring argument that Mexican Americans were a class apart.
