
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.
- Year: 2009
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Camino Bluff Productions, ITVS, Latino Public Broadcasting
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- Director: Carlos Sandoval, Peter Miller
- Cast: Edward James Olmos