American Experience: A Class Apart - A Mexican American Civil Rights Story Director: Peter Miller, Carlos Sandoval Cast: Edward James Olmos
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- DVD Release Date: 04/21/2009
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- Sales Rank: 31,198
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Closed Caption; A "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 late 1940s; Bonus scenes; Materials for educators
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Disc #1 -- American Experience: A Class Apart
1. Introduction [4:07]
2. Pepper Bellies [6:01]
3. We Went to Fight [5:22]
4. Murder at a Cantina [2:01]
5. Hombres Aquí [9:11]
6. A Class Apart [8:18]
7. Arriving in Washington [3:21]
8. Sixteen Minutes [4:29]
9. The Decision [2:50]
10. Epilogue [2:18]
11. Credits [2:19]
Editorial Reviews
A small town murder sparks landmark civil rights case, and the filmmakers of American Experience detail how one simple act of violence can affect the lives and legal standings of Americans from coast to coast by investigating the obscure court case that eventually made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Edna, Texas: 1951. A field hand named Pete Hernandez was having drinks in a gritty cantina when an argument with his boss erupted into violence. When the dust settled, Hernandez's employer was dead. A court battle entitled Hernandez v. Texas ensued, in which a team of Mexican-American lawyers boldly stood up against Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican-Americans. The strategy of the prosecution was to prove that Mexican-Americans did not properly fit into a legal structure that only recognized blacks and whites. Mexican-Americans were, "a class apart," and as such would not be afforded the same rights as their fellow countrymen. In this documentary, filmmakers place the story of Hernandez v. Texas and its' central players within the context of history, examining the history of Latinos in American during an era of profound change. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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