A class apart a Mexican American civil rights story
(DVD)
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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2009.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
323.11968
1 available
323.11968
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | 323.11968 | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Chicano movement.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Edna (Tex.) -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Hernández, Pete -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Historical television programs.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television series.
Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Edna.
United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Edna (Tex.) -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Hernández, Pete -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Historical television programs.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television series.
Trials (Murder) -- Texas -- Edna.
United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
841887010412
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Originally broadcast as part of the American experience television series.
General Note
Special features: "Making of" featurette with filmmaker, interviews, behind the scenes footage, and photos; a slideshow of photographer Russell Lee's iconic images of Mexican American life in the 1940's; bonus scenes; materials for educators.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Allen Moore ; editor, Aaron Vega ; original music, Steven Schoenberg.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Edward James Olmos.
Description
In the small town of Edna, Texas, in 1951, field hand Pete Hernández killed a tenant farmer after exchanging words in a cantina. From this murder emerged a landmark civil rights case that would change the lives and legal standing of tens of millions of Americans. Tells the story of an underdog band of Mexican American lawyers who took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, where they challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican Americans. Lawyers forged a daring legal strategy, arguing that Mexican Americans were "a class apart" from a legal system that recognized only blacks and whites.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; NTSC.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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