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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story (2009)

Directed by Peter Miller, Carlos Sandoval

Overview

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.

Length 60 minutes

Actors

Edward James Olmos