A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
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.
Cast: Edward James Olmos
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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
20091h 0m
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Carlos Sandoval, Peter Miller
- Producers
- Peter Miller, Michael Jordi Valdés, Carlos Sandoval
- Studio
- Camino Bluff Productions, ITVS, Latino Public Broadcasting
