A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

2009
⏱️ 60 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of its central characters with a broader story of the civil rights movement. It also brings to life the heroic post-World War II struggle of Mexican Americans fighting to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them.

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Crew

Director
Peter Miller, Carlos Sandoval
Writer
Carlos Sandoval
Producer
Peter Miller, Carlos Sandoval, Michael Jordi Valdés

Production

Camino Bluff Productions, ITVS, Latino Public Broadcasting