A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

1h
Documentary
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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
Narrator

Crew

Carlos Sandoval
Director, Writer, Producer
Peter Miller
Director, Producer
Aaron Vega
Editor
Michael Jordi Valdés
Producer
Steven Schoenberg
Music

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